Blackpowder was stored in wooden kegs, wooden boxes and in tins. Tins were common by the 1860s. Prior to the tins, powder was stored in horns by the civilian population. Black powder in the 1860s was also kept in flasks with metering spouts. These flasks were rainproof and very handy for reloading. In the 1840s a large number of flintlocks were still in use. Folks knew how to keep their powder dry. A flintlock shooter is not going to be put off by the complications of handloading black powder cartridges.
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