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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Tennessee.45 on June 13, 2018, 03:41:36 PM

Title: Horn/antler nose cap
Post by: Tennessee.45 on June 13, 2018, 03:41:36 PM

How common was it to use horn or antler for nose caps on earlier guns?

Title: Re: Horn/antler nose cap
Post by: Hungry Horse on June 13, 2018, 04:39:08 PM

On early guns, not common at all. They are seen on some high end later guns. Horn, and in rare instances ivory, are seen on late percussion guns, but I don’t think I have ever seen antler used. Most antler is porous at it’s core making it a poor choice for a nose cap.

Hungry Horse

Title: Re: Horn/antler nose cap
Post by: Mike Brooks on June 13, 2018, 05:31:05 PM

Not on American guns. More a Euro/English thing.

Title: Re: Horn/antler nose cap
Post by: Daryl on June 13, 2018, 08:13:12 PM

Water buff. for English guns. Antler for some Euro guns, as in German and maybe Swiss guns.
Those are the ones I've seen.


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