Wooden Apostle for Black Powder

Wooden Apostle for Black Gunpowder

• Made of genuine rosewood Sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo)
• Overall length approx. 115mm
• It can hold approx. 5 cubiccm
• The top/lid is approx. 33mm high and 40mm wide
• The apostle body is approx. 100mm high and 32mm wide
• The inside space is approx. 80mm deep and has approx. 9mm diameter
• Weight of one apostle is approx. 47 g
• The given price covers one piece
• Made by Marshal Historical

Both weapons used a matchlock to fire the weapon and were muzzle loaded. To load the weapon, the shooter would unplug a wooden container called an apostle (because there were 12 of them) from his leather bandoleer. He would then pour a pre-measured amount of loose gunpowder from the apostle into the muzzle of the barrel. Then a lead ball from a sack was placed into the muzzle and rammed home into the chamber with a wooden scouring stick (a.k.a. ramrod).