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General discussion => Antique Accoutrements => Topic started by: Hurricane ( of Virginia) on July 01, 2016, 05:49:48 PM
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Looking for any information thoughts, etc about this horn/ maker, please
Hurricane
(https://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/fgarner_2006/Powder%20Horns/Risser4_zpscqghe6wg.jpg) (https://s99.photobucket.com/user/fgarner_2006/media/Powder%20Horns/Risser4_zpscqghe6wg.jpg.html)
(https://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/fgarner_2006/Powder%20Horns/Risser6_zpsffdrjod2.jpg) (https://s99.photobucket.com/user/fgarner_2006/media/Powder%20Horns/Risser6_zpsffdrjod2.jpg.html)
(https://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/fgarner_2006/Powder%20Horns/Risser5_zpsbdy69eqw.jpg) (https://s99.photobucket.com/user/fgarner_2006/media/Powder%20Horns/Risser5_zpsbdy69eqw.jpg.html)
(https://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/fgarner_2006/Powder%20Horns/Risser8_zps49wp2jek.jpg) (https://s99.photobucket.com/user/fgarner_2006/media/Powder%20Horns/Risser8_zps49wp2jek.jpg.html)
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Nothing on the maker but I really like the horn. Very simple style. The letters look like they were done with single stamp dies.
With the exception of the rear plug the design looks like a couple of originals I have.
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I would question that Risser was the maker. This very likely could be Risser, his horn.
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Interesting thought, Rob. Sellers does not list a Risser as a gunmaker. Other reasons one would have a stamp to personally identify "your own" horn other than a maker?
Hurricane
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In years past, folks would stamp their personal tools with their name or initials. My bet is an owner stamped his name on his property in this case his powder horn.
I could be wrong.
Rick
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contacted Art DeCamp: "not familiar'. Owner maybe correct.
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If it were a gunsmiths stamp, I would assume they would both say Risser, but since the second stamp
says Riss, it leads me to think the letters were placed one at a time. Unless of course the curve of the plug
dome caused the stamp to miss the last 2 letters.
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Is it possible that a single stamp was used for the bottom strike too, but due to the curve of the cap it wouldn't leave an imprint? So next try the guy moved it to a flat part of the cap and "viola"...
tc
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I'm with Rick on this but what is the second word or phrase?
Tim C.