PAIR OF MID-19th CENTURY GERMAN EPROUVETTE “POWDER TESTING MORTARS”.

This unique pair of 7-1/4″ eprouvettes are hard metal plated which has obscured any markings that were present other than one small proof which is thought to be Germanic and fits with the history that these were taken from a German monument at base of a flagpole and sold as scrap bronze. Eprouvettes are an interesting and obsolete artillery form. They were made, set at a fixed angle, to measure strength of a particular gun powder supply being tested by measuring the distance, a fixed weight ball would be shot. This was an early form of powder efficiency measuring that was proved by American military experiments in the 1850s not to be accurate. Surviving eprouvettes are fascinating and unique form of artillery. PROVENANCE: Springfield Arsenal, LLC Artillery Collection. CONDITION: On bases which measure about 19″ x 11-1/2″; 7-1/4″ bores; height of 15″. Hard metal plating 95% intact with balance mostly a chocolate brown patina from exposed bronze. Very good to fine overall. 4-54114 (8,000-10,000) – Lot 2094

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2094	$5,175.00	PAIR OF MID-19th CENTURY GERMAN EPROUVETTE “POWDER TESTING MORTARS”. This unique pair of 7-1/4″ eprouvettes are hard metal plated which has obscured any markings that were present other than one small proof which is thought to be Germanic and fits with the history that these were taken from a German monument at base of a flagpole and sold as scrap bronze. Eprouvettes are an interesting and obsolete artillery form. They were made, set at a fixed angle, to measure strength of a particular gun powder supply being tested by measuring the distance, a fixed weight ball would be shot. This was an early form of powder efficiency measuring that was proved by American military experiments in the 1850s not to be accurate. Surviving eprouvettes are fascinating and unique form of artillery. PROVENANCE: Springfield Arsenal, LLC Artillery Collection. CONDITION: On bases which measure about 19″ x 11-1/2″; 7-1/4″ bores; height of 15″. Hard metal plating 95% intact with balance mostly a chocolate brown patina from exposed bronze. Very good to fine overall. 4-54114 (8,000-10,000) – Lot 2094 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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PAIR OF MID-19th CENTURY GERMAN EPROUVETTE “POWDER TESTING MORTARS”.