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General discussion => Antique Accoutrements => Topic started by: Majorjoel on March 31, 2014, 06:38:30 PM

Title: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: Majorjoel on March 31, 2014, 06:38:30 PM

 A nice weekend find for my friend Rick Lorenzen.   (https://i445.photobucket.com/albums/qq171/joelhall452/PowderHornsRickL018_zps6300b4f7.jpg)       (https://i445.photobucket.com/albums/qq171/joelhall452/PowderHornsRickL022_zps9c3c1cfd.jpg)

Title: Re: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: Majorjoel on March 31, 2014, 06:41:38 PM

     (https://i445.photobucket.com/albums/qq171/joelhall452/PowderHornsRickL021_zpsdfe28cb7.jpg)         (https://i445.photobucket.com/albums/qq171/joelhall452/PowderHornsRickL020_zps8bdc752a.jpg)

Title: Re: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: wattlebuster on March 31, 2014, 11:16:47 PM

Great find. I never do get that lucky

Title: Re: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: crowbarforge on April 01, 2014, 06:13:19 PM

Thanks for sharing. Those old, plain, working man's horns are wonderful.

Title: Re: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: Artificer on April 03, 2014, 05:18:46 AM

Great pictures.  Thanks for sharing.
Gus

Title: Re: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: heelerau on April 04, 2014, 02:22:07 AM

 Joel,
        I have often seen the horn lug with a  hole protruding past the base plug, what are they used for? I just have never got around to finding out.

Cheers

Gordon

Title: Re: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: Tim Crosby on April 04, 2014, 03:54:00 PM

Quote from: heelerau on April 04, 2014, 02:22:07 AM

Joel,
        I have often seen the horn lug with a  hole protruding past the base plug, what are they used for? I just have never got around to finding out.

Cheers

Gordon

 That is where the strap was attached at one time, I suspect the pull was put on later in its life.

   Tim C.

Title: Re: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: Majorjoel on April 04, 2014, 04:56:39 PM

Thanks Tim for your reply. Sorry not to have responded to your question earlier Gordon. Many powder horns were made with "lobes" extending beyond the plug and were a natural place to attach strap ties. Many of these lobe's took a lot of abuse from daily use and were broken off or badly cracked and chipped. It is always nice to find an old horn still retaining it's original parts that it had been made and designed with!

Title: Re: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: TradT on April 10, 2014, 09:33:08 PM

Really nice find! Congrats.

Title: Re: Another Old Powder Horn
Post by: heelerau on April 11, 2014, 02:24:32 PM

Thanks you blokes for the information on the horn lugs.

Cheers

Gordon