Museum of the Fur Trade bison horn

[CooleyS]

I’d like to make a close copy of this powderhorn, but I can’t figure out the tip is completed. It appears to be a screw tip of some sort, but I can’t see the end to know if it has a drilled hole and is simply missing the stopper, or if it’s a solid turned piece that must be unscrewed to get power out of the horn. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks for any insights you all might have…
-Steve

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I suggest that the screw tip is about 3" long and that the plug is missing from the hole in the tip.

[Jeff Murray]

It could be drilled through the top.  The different material at the base of the tip might indicate that it is detachable at that point.  Could be a screw tip or friction?

[CooleyS]

Taylor, my thoughts too. It just seemed like a looong ways to drill! The label next to the horn says it’s a screw tip. Should be a fun project
-Steve

[Habu]

Screw tip, missing the plug.  If that is the horn I'm thinking of it has internal threads on the main body of the horn (the tip screws into the horn). 

[CooleyS]

Might be time to take another trip up to MOTFT for a closer look…thanks for the insight
-Steve

[rayh]

Question, I thought I read once the Eastern Buffalo had a smaller horn and lighter in color. Is that true and could this be from an eastern buffalo.? I like the shape of this horn. I've done several buffalo horn but never like the chunky look they had.