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Tim Crosby
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Another Virginia Horn
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June 05, 2023, 04:38:00 PM »
This one is after a horn on pages 332 & 333 of Dr. Hopkins' book "Bone Tipped & Banded Horns Pt I"
It is 14 1/2" around the outside curve and 11 1/2 tip-to-tip. The butt is Walnut, it is hollowed out about 3/4s its length and held in by 4 Iron pins. The tip is Cow horn held the the horn with 3 Iron pins, it has a Pewter tip. The two bands were heated and tapped on they are secured with 3 Iron pins each. Color is AF and brown shoe polish.
Tim C.
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HSmithTX
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June 05, 2023, 06:12:06 PM »
Very nice horn Tim! Is the pewter tip formed or cast in place? What time period would this horn best fit?
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Tim Crosby
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June 05, 2023, 11:14:44 PM »
The tip was cast on the horn blank and the turned with it, the one on the original was a screw tip.
The book says it is a later horn, I'm guessing mid 1800s.
Tim
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HSmithTX
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June 05, 2023, 11:19:13 PM »
Thanks for the info!
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Marcruger
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June 12, 2023, 02:02:23 PM »
Neat lines brother. You’re going to run out of originals to bench copy at this rate. Lol.
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