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Offline Majorjoel

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Powder Horn Dated 1854
« on: September 25, 2013, 02:52:16 PM »
Along with those three roundball scissor molds as part of my "grab bag" purchase was this nice old powder horn. It is crudely dated 1854 and has a past owners initials A B scratched onto it's surface. The horn is very translucent and was about half full of powder when I got it. Truly a working mans horn, but a date always adds to the interest! 
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Re: Powder Horn Dated 1854
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2013, 02:59:28 PM »
       
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Re: Powder Horn Dated 1854
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2013, 03:02:58 PM »
        
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Re: Powder Horn Dated 1854
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2013, 03:54:59 PM »
 Nice old horn. Would you post a pic of the butt, maybe straight on or at an angle so we can see the finial better? It looks as though it is a plug but I see no way for the strap to attach. Nice find.

  Tim C.  
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Offline Bill-52

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Re: Powder Horn Dated 1854
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2013, 04:15:16 PM »
Joel,

Very cool horn -- and the date is an added bonus.   The carved tip is elegant in its simplicity.  Another great find, Joel.

Bill
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Re: Powder Horn Dated 1854
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2013, 06:21:39 PM »
Tim, the base plug has a round depression in the wood that is very shallow and centered in the middle is a brass  shaped "drum" with a hole going through it for a strap string. There is a small piece of some kind of very thin fabric like a ribbon stuck beneath this drum.     
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Re: Powder Horn Dated 1854
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2013, 10:18:33 PM »
Might the ribbon be adding friction to keep the plug stuck into the butt?
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