Original Item: Only One Available. 160+ years old these are totally Inert and unusable

The Hazard Powder Company is a former American manufacturer of gunpowder and explosives. It was located in Hazardville within the town of Enfield, Connecticut. The company was founded on the Scantic River in 1835 by Allen Loomis in an area then known as Powder Hollow, with the construction of a small gunpowder mill. A company called Loomis, Denslow and Company, named for Loomis and his business partner, was established the following year. The company manufactured powder from saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal.

Employees lived in a company town named Hazardville, which took its name from Colonel Augustus George Hazard, who bought into the company in 1837 and eventually built it to become a major producer of gunpowder. The company changed its name to Loomis, Hazard & Company in 1837, and became the Hazard Powder Company in 1843 when Hazard bought Loomis' share of the business.

Production increased over the years in response to the needs of the U.S. military for gunpowder during the Mexican–American War, demand for blasting powder during the California Gold Rush of 1849, and the Crimean War, when the Hazard Powder Company supplied both Britain and Russia with gunpowder, shipping a total of 500 tons to Britain. During the American Civil War, the mill was one of the three chief sources of gunpowder for the Union forces, producing up to 12,500 lb (5,700 kg) a day.

The packet is marked as being a 5 COMBUSTIBLE ENVELOPE cartridges made of Hazard’s Powder. These cartridges were EXPRESSLY FOR COL. COLT’S PATENT NEW MODEL REVOLVING POCKET PISTOL. The Colt "Pocket Percussion" Model 1849 revolvers in .31cal are essentially scaled down versions of the larger Navy Model 1851 in .36cal, and were developed concurrently.

This is a wonderful, unopened example with clear markings. Items as such as these are rarely encountered intact and would be perfect to display alongside your pocket revolvers!

These are being sold as display collectible items ONLY. We cannot guarantee functionality and do not recommend that they be used.

NOTE: Shipped UPS HAZ MAT Only. Not available for shipping to PO Boxes. Not available for export.