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Mexican War Powder Horn....????
Cades Cove Fiddler:
:-\ :-\ ::) ::)....Will try to post pix of an interesting horn I recently came across....It appears to have been lightly engraved at one time, however the designs have no darkening agent applied....slightly over 12" long, 2&1/2" base....no plug in base...tip shaped like powder horn...DESIGNS....letters saying "Battles oF MeXico ... (line two)..gR Scott Veracrus (followed by a faint date which appears to be 18?7)...also a cannon with eagle above it, two horses and a lot of floral (??) engraving...Any help with identifying and opionions appreciated....... Thanx, boys..!!! .... Fiddler............
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skillman:
I believe the lettering and designs on this horn were dyed in some fashion. As it faded out this is what was left of it. Interesting horn.
Steve
Tim Crosby:
Are there holes where a Butt would have been installed or does it look like it was cut off?
Tim C.
Cades Cove Fiddler:
:-\ :-\...Well, Tim... no holes present in plug end.... but ageing is consistent with rest of horn....either cut off a long time ago, or was never finished as a powder horn....I tend to think cut off, since engraving goes almost to edge.....
skillman:
In Tom Grinslade's book, there are horns with no pins in the butt. This is pretty obviously not supposed to be a blowing horn. Curiouser and curiouser.
Steve
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