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Offline msellers

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Interesting old horns
« on: March 01, 2018, 05:44:43 AM »
I found this link to a National Park Sevice collection of 18-19 th century powder horns with a couple of them being very unique. Thought I would pass this along for those who haven’t seen it as some inspiration.
https://www.nps.gov/vafo/learn/historyculture/upload/PowderHorns-with-arrowhead.pdf

Mike
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Offline Cades Cove Fiddler

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Re: Interesting old horns
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2018, 06:13:48 AM »
 :o :o... Wow,... Nice old horns,... Thanx for posting this .... !!
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Offline Greg Pennell

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Re: Interesting old horns
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2018, 06:52:43 AM »
Very nice!  I’ve bookmarked that site for reference, thanks for posting!

Greg
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Offline Curtis

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Re: Interesting old horns
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2018, 07:50:58 AM »
Really neat horns there.
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Re: Interesting old horns
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2018, 04:19:02 PM »
 Thanks for posting that, pretty neat. My favorites, the primers and flatties. That Dog Head is over the top.

  Tim C.
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Offline wattlebuster

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Re: Interesting old horns
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2018, 04:52:18 PM »
Great link. Thanks for posting
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Re: Interesting old horns
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2018, 07:43:30 PM »
Thanks msellers!!!!!
Robby
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: Interesting old horns
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2018, 07:51:26 PM »
I really liked the priming horn with a spring gizmo to release powder. Makes me wish I still had a forge. 
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Re: Interesting old horns
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2018, 01:04:32 AM »
I really like folk art that incorporates animals. My long rifle has a brass patchbox in the shape of a horse and I also have a loading block sawed in the shape of a horse. I even glued tow on its rump for a tail.

I think a powder horn with a wooden screw tip carved like a hounds head would be very cool.

K
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Re: Interesting old horns
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2018, 06:18:55 AM »
really neat horns. That little flat horn with the screw on cap is cool, would like to see some other photos and get a better idea of the size.
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