Original 18th Century European Linstock Cannon Ignition Pole - circa 1720 Japanese Field Gear Comes complete with chin strap

Comes complete with chin strap and stylized helmet plate with intertwined initial N

National Denki and many others

Offered in very good condition with some small areas of discoloration

Polish nobleman Count Casimir Pulaski

Original 18th Century European Linstock Cannon Ignition Pole - circa 1720 Japanese Field Gear Comes complete with chin strapOriginal 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