Original 18th Century European Linstock Cannon Ignition Pole - circa 1720 German SS as issued in the very

as issued in the very beginning

This mid-war period produced SA Dagger has nickel-plated fittings throughout

The knife was issued with a leather scabbard that had a pouch on the front for a sharpening stone

The explosive was filled through a small circular plug on the upper half

Battery appears to still be inside due to the weight

Original 18th Century European Linstock Cannon Ignition Pole - circa 1720 German SS as issued in the veryOriginal Item: Only One Available. A linstock (also called a lintstock), is a staff with a fork at one end to hold a lighted slow match. The name was adapted from the Dutch lontstok, "match stick". Linstocks were used for discharging cannons in the early days of artillery; the linstock allowed the Cannonier to ignite the fuse on a loaded Cannon from a small distance. It was introduced in the 16th Century when the quality of both Cannons and Powder