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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Marcruger on June 16, 2020, 10:55:16 PM

Title: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: Marcruger on June 16, 2020, 10:55:16 PM
Hi Folks,

In the mail today I received a horn from Ron Hess.  The subject line above says it all.  It's an beautiful recreation of the original North Carolina Surry County Artillery horn.  The original was up for sale recently, and I have included a couple of photos for comparison. 

The horn appears in Jay's book, and he guessed it was a Virginia horn (due to base plug shape) with an NC connection, but others believe it to be an NC horn.  Surry County was misspelled "Sorray" on the original.  The original owner's name was John Sayler, and it is so marked.  From my research there were two Revolutionary War NC line artillery units, but neither were founded in Surrey County, so it is probably the owner's home county. Anyone with information on John Sayler and his unit would be appreciated. 

I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.  Ron did an exceptional job all the way around.  My apologies for the photos, as they do not really capture the rich colors. 

God Bless,   Marc
(https://i.ibb.co/6YgRnVT/Hess-NC-Artillery-Horn-1000182.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hsDR7h4)

(https://i.ibb.co/cJn1kY6/Hess-NC-Artillery-Horn-1000191.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zsvrQ6X)

(https://i.ibb.co/pfycPGS/Hess-NC-Artillery-Horn-1000189.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tqXghk9)

(https://i.ibb.co/wJkHXFc/Hess-NC-Artillery-Horn-1000187.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CJcdZ3P)

(https://i.ibb.co/j8xm3DF/Hess-NC-Artillery-Horn-1000186.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hgnb2Vv)

(https://i.ibb.co/xFD8tJY/Hess-NC-Artillery-Horn-1000183.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qJdF3kC)

(https://i.ibb.co/Js5HB9d/Hess-NC-Artillery-Horn-1000174.jpg) (https://ibb.co/d5GDWRc)

(https://i.ibb.co/0G6yPbj/Hess-NC-Artillery-Horn-1000167.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Tg7Mz3B)

(https://i.ibb.co/SKz8Jkk/Hess-NC-Artillery-Horn-1000162.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dQRq7NN)
The original horn below....


(https://i.ibb.co/Xp2d5XC/nc-horn-3-orig.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3Wr8F1C)

(https://i.ibb.co/r5nqxkn/nc-horn-4-orig.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p4CNf2C)

(https://i.ibb.co/qkCVVvb/nc-horn-5-orig.jpg) (https://ibb.co/86bttHF)
Title: Re: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: MuskratMike on June 16, 2020, 11:50:52 PM
I love it and you should be very proud to be the caretaker of this fine horn.
Title: Re: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: Top Jaw on June 17, 2020, 12:39:32 AM
Nice recreation! 
Title: Re: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: Tim Crosby on June 17, 2020, 12:54:35 AM
 A Beauty, nicely crafted.

   Tim
Title: Re: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: Greg Pennell on June 17, 2020, 04:22:34 PM
Looks like a spot-on perfect copy, to me.  Very nicely done, the engraving is so crisp and clean!

Greg
Title: Re: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: Marcruger on June 17, 2020, 05:29:52 PM
".... the engraving is so crisp and clean!"

Yes, Ron tends to do that.    :)
Title: Re: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: BOB HILL on June 17, 2020, 06:48:59 PM
Marc, Ron sure did a great job again. Beautiful good ol' Southern horn there.
Bob
Title: Re: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: G. Elsenbeck on June 17, 2020, 07:54:22 PM
Marc you have a great treasure and Ron, you did real good!  Love it.Gary
Title: Re: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: Algae on June 17, 2020, 11:11:14 PM
An absolute knockout!! Thanks for sharing ;D

Al Jenkins
Title: Re: Hess NC Artillery Horn - Exceeding Expectations
Post by: Mark Elliott on June 18, 2020, 05:04:27 PM
Very nice job!