POTD: Unmarked Queen Anne Style Flintlock Powder Tester
Sam.S 10.12.21
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have another black powder tester. This one comes to us in the form of a typical Queen Anne style of flintlock. This style of powder tester is much more common than the one from yesterday. This one utilizes a spring-loaded wheel that turns when a powder charge is discharged. This is probably a much more effective and readable version of a powder tester than the large V-Spring powder tester that we looked at yesterday.
“Similar in design to a Queen Anne pistol, this flintlock gunpowder tester has a brass frame with the remaining metal being iron. The rotating indicator is graduated from 1 to 10. It is fitted with a one piece bird head style walnut grip. There are no maker markings, but was likely manufactured in England circa 1670-1710. According to the consignor’s notes this tester was once part of the Wolfe collection and is the only known Queen Anne style powder tester of its kind.”
Lot 115: Unique Unmarked Queen Anne Style Flintlock Powder Tester. (n.d.). Rock Island Auction Company. photograph. Retrieved October 11, 2021, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/58/115/unique-unmarked-queen-anne-style-flintlock-powder-tester.
