Kit Carson striker pouch?
Sept 22, 2013 11:58:33 GMT -7
Post by Chuck Burrows on Sept 22, 2013 11:58:33 GMT -7
Somewhere I have seen this pouch used by Carson - it's the type where the bag and striker are in one piece with the striker attached to the bottom of the bag? Due to CRS I can't seem to find the image - any help is most appreciated?
The pouch I'm talking about is similar to this one
www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-PRE-CIVIL-WAR-ERA-FLINT-STRIKER-POUCH-FIRE-STARTER-/200918296001?pt=Folk_Art&hash=item2ec7a9e5c1
BTW - this type pouch apparently was first used in Tibet and Nepal, but by the early 19TH century they were being made in England as well - the Brits had been trading with India since the early 17the Century and apparently liked these well enough to reproduce them. IN Carson's case his may in fact have come from The Far East since that trade was an important one to California and the Spanish Colonial SE
The pouch I'm talking about is similar to this one
www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-PRE-CIVIL-WAR-ERA-FLINT-STRIKER-POUCH-FIRE-STARTER-/200918296001?pt=Folk_Art&hash=item2ec7a9e5c1
BTW - this type pouch apparently was first used in Tibet and Nepal, but by the early 19TH century they were being made in England as well - the Brits had been trading with India since the early 17the Century and apparently liked these well enough to reproduce them. IN Carson's case his may in fact have come from The Far East since that trade was an important one to California and the Spanish Colonial SE
