Antelope Powder Horn

[frontier gander]

My brother in law found an Antelope shed a couple years ago while we were hunting. Im feeling traditional lately and just have been goin nuts looking for something to keep me busy.  If you don't know this already, Pronghorn Antelope "antlers" are actually made of hair. Finding one shed was a true gem as its very rare to come across them on the plains simply because they are made of hair and fall apart.

Im considering making a powder horn out of it as its in great shape and very uncommon to see. '

What do you think?

[smokinbuck]

"they are made of hair and come apart" How will you stop that from happening?
Mark

[Majorjoel]

F.G., I have a short prong horn antler that was given to me several years ago. It has been kicking around my shop ever since and I never could figure out just what to make out of it. It still has it's core inside of it. Seems to be pretty hard and sturdy material to work with. I believe that most deer antlers are basically made up of the same organic stuff. Anyone have any ideas or examples of their work made out of a prong horn antler?

[Dr. Tim-Boone]

 from Wikipedia    Males have a prominent pair of horns on the top of the head, which are made up of an outer sheath of hairlike substance that grows around a bony core; the outer sheath is shed annually. Males have a horn sheath about 12.5–43 cm (4.9–17 in) (average 25 cm (9.8 in)) long with a prong. Females have smaller horns, ranging from 2.5–15 cm (1–6 in) (average 12 centimetres (4.7 in)) and sometimes barely visible; they are straight and very rarely pronged.

[bigbat]

I have made priming horns and powder measures from antelope horn. Yes they come apart  but will last for a long time if not left on the ground in the elements.  We still find buffalo horns (in poor shape) lying on the ground while horse backing in the hills.  They have been there for over 100 years.

[Dphariss]

My brother in law found an Antelope shed a couple years ago while we were hunting. Im feeling traditional lately and just have been goin nuts looking for something to keep me busy.  If you don't know this already, Pronghorn Antelope "antlers" are actually made of hair. Finding one shed was a true gem as its very rare to come across them on the plains simply because they are made of hair and fall apart.

Im considering making a powder horn out of it as its in great shape and very uncommon to see. '

What do you think?

I have a primer made from the first one I killed, been using it for over 30 years.

Dan

[frontier gander]

Awesome! Then it looks like i will have a project on my hands after all.

[sonny]

where's the picture?................sonny

[Poor Bull]

I'd like to see what others have made of antelope horn. 

[penrosefred]

I have a picture of a antelope powder horn but I don't know how to post pictures, if some one would post it for me i would send it to them, that I can do.

[Tim Crosby]

I have a picture of a antelope powder horn but I don't know how to post pictures, if some one would post it for me i would send it to them, that I can do.

 Here you go:

 

[Tim Crosby]

  This is a Proghorn measure that Tim Albert sent me to post: