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The British Belt Co. Pewter Flask w/ Leather Sleeve
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The British Belt Co. Pewter Flask w/ Leather Sleeve
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Showcasing the craftsmanship of two historic English brands, The British Belt Company and English Pewter Company, this handsome flask in a leather sleeve lets you carry your beverage of choice in style. The British Belt Co Read More
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Jun 2, 2019
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What’s with the cheap funnel?
gmestema
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Dec 9, 2018
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I really like the overall size and weight of this flask, and the leather cover is flawless, but for something in this price range the flask itself is very poorly manufactured.
As Jean pointed out in his review, the included funnel is just plastic, which is extremely disappointing. The spout on mine is barely soldered on, meaning that it has a sharp edge overhanging both sides of the body by about 1.5mm. While the threads on mine are similarly loose, at least my cap seats properly when screwed on all the way. The gasket on the cap appears to be a little piece of packing foam, and while the knurling on my cap is deep all the way around, the cap is actually made of two parts, which are not lined up at all on mine. This means that the upper half of the knurled section is overhanging by about .5mm on one side, and equally doesn't reach on the other side. The body itself wasn't even polished fully, with some corners still having scratches right out of the box.
I know it's pewter, but you see better manufacturing on some $10 Chinese SS flasks than this.
Thankfully, the leather cover is beautifully done and can be used on other 4oz flasks 
Jean-da-bear
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Aug 31, 2018
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Just received the flask, and I'm struggling to determine the number of stars I should give it. From initial appearance alone, it merits five, from the brilliantly-polished finish on the body of the flask, to the sumptuous and snugly-fitting British Belt Company leather sleeve. The flask came in a large black velvet drawstring bag, within a nice presentation box, all suitable for gift-giving. That's the good news. However . . .
The biggest drawback is the very poor machining on the flask's cap. The knurling around the edge is uneven, ranging from too deep on one side to barely there on the opposite. The threads are so poorly cut, both within the cap and on the soldered-on spout, that the cap will cant to one side or the other as you're screwing it on, through a total angle of over 25 degrees. And when it's fully seated, it isn't! That is, after you've screwed it down as far as it will go, it's still canted over to one side, leaving a gap into which I could fit a couple of playing cards.
Two other caveats, though they're minor compared to the above: The flask comes with a filling funnel, but it's so cheap that they mightn't have bothered. It's very light plastic, aluminized inside and out -- except for about a quarter of the rim, on either side of what was obviously an injection-molding tab, where the bare plastic is showing. My last disappointment was the stamping on the flask itself, or what is apparently intended to look like hand-stamping, but really isn't. As can be seen in this drop's illustration, the flask is marked with a company logo and the letters "E", "P" and "C", for English Pewter Company. At some point in the Company's past, I suppose these "maker's marks" really were hand stamped into the pewter, and might have been variously canted one way or the other . . . if done by one of the clumsier workmen. At their current volume, I would be astounded if they aren't simply incorporated into the molding process. At any rate, a thorough review of their website reveals that each and every flask which has this "stamping" as a design feature at all shows the identical "hand-crafted" misalignment shown in the MassDrop illustration, and on the flask in front of me. That kind of "cutesy" artificiality is off-putting in the extreme. I would have been much more impressed if the die stamp "marks" were precisely aligned -- even though achieved in the mold -- as a design feature serving to indicate that I had received the very best example of their work.
As indicated, I realize the gripes about the stamping and funnel are minor and idiosyncratic. The shoddy machining on the cap, though, is a serious flaw, particularly at this price, and is easily worth dropping three stars. While I could accept such sloppiness in hand-cut threading of a genuinely antique pewter flask, there is absolutely no excuse for it in a present-day product.
Two other caveats, though they're minor compared to the above: The flask comes with a filling funnel, but it's so cheap that they mightn't have bothered. It's very light plastic, aluminized inside and out -- except for about a quarter of the rim, on either side of what was obviously an injection-molding tab, where the bare plastic is showing. My last disappointment was the stamping on the flask itself, or what is apparently intended to look like hand-stamping, but really isn't. As can be seen in this drop's illustration, the flask is marked with a company logo and the letters "E", "P" and "C", for English Pewter Company. At some point in the Company's past, I suppose these "maker's marks" really were hand stamped into the pewter, and might have been variously canted one way or the other . . . if done by one of the clumsier workmen. At their current volume, I would be astounded if they aren't simply incorporated into the molding process. At any rate, a thorough review of their website reveals that each and every flask which has this "stamping" as a design feature at all shows the identical "hand-crafted" misalignment shown in the MassDrop illustration, and on the flask in front of me. That kind of "cutesy" artificiality is off-putting in the extreme. I would have been much more impressed if the die stamp "marks" were precisely aligned -- even though achieved in the mold -- as a design feature serving to indicate that I had received the very best example of their work.
As indicated, I realize the gripes about the stamping and funnel are minor and idiosyncratic. The shoddy machining on the cap, though, is a serious flaw, particularly at this price, and is easily worth dropping three stars. While I could accept such sloppiness in hand-cut threading of a genuinely antique pewter flask, there is absolutely no excuse for it in a present-day product.
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