Powder horn Question

[Nessmuck]

Was looking at some horns....question ...do horn makers scribe their name on them some where. If someone is selling a well known horn makers horn ....how do I know its really That makers horn ...or a fake ? Thanks

[rich pierce]

Not typically, though some are putting a makers mark hidden in a scrim design.

I guess I抎 buy a horn for the horn rather than for who made it, myself.

[smokinbuck]

Sometimes you just have to have confidence in whomever you are dealing with and trust in their integrity and ethics.
Mark

[MuskratMike]

Or just buy it from the maker himself. I also agree buy the horn you love and is one you want to carry. Means more than who made it.

[Huntschool]

Horn makers I have dealt with are sure easy to talk with.  I would suggest you look around at the different makers sites and see what they have made.  Then contact them and have a conversation regarding what you want.  Let them tell you about their horns and what may fit your needs.

Good luck and enjoy your horn....

[rich pierce]

I agree it抯 fun to connect a horn to a person who made it but face to face working with someone I抳e met is more meaningful to me.

[OldMtnMan]

What was it like back in the early 19th century? Did they make their own horns or buy them?

[Pukka Bundook]

Pete,
Some made them, but large amounts were made and sold by hardware businesses, etc.

These store-bought were rather nice and clean looking horns.  This from memory and I do not remember my source!!
Of course, a good lot of them got "personalised" over time.  Horns-smiths & horners were quite  big businesses.

[OldMtnMan]

Thank you. 

[hatman]

I have a couple newbie powder horn questions:
- I have and use a 'Colt' powder flask.  How do I compare volume with the size of a powder horn?
- How much powder do various sizes of powder horns hold?

[Top Jaw]

Replying back to your original question.  Horn makers, especially better known ones, will often not put their makers mark on some of the plainer horns they make.  Only the more highly finished and/or scrimmed ones.  This is because plainer horns are often personalized by the owner, and the original maker might not want credit for the owners 'artwork' somewhere down the road if it ever changed hands. 

[Daryl]

No name on this one, bought at Dixon's Gun Maker's fair. Anyone know who made it?

[OldMtnMan]

I don't know Daryl but I like it.

[Daryl]

Neat horn - holds 1 1/2 pounds. The folk art is kinda unique.
It had a black, soft pine 'nose' so I replaced it with Rosewood.