1877 Scrimshawed Powder Measure Old Manson

[Fullstock longrifle]

A powder measure in my collection with two rifles, a knife, a date of 1877 and the name Old Manson scratched on it.

[Majorjoel]

Very nice Frank!  Do you think it might say "OLD MAN & SON"??   Is the material bone, horn, or antler?

 I think I see an & below the MAN.   

Thank you for sharing this!

[Fullstock longrifle]

Interesting thought Joel and a good question, I don’t know, but you could be right about it being Old Man & Son, but the spacing made me think Manson. As for what it’s made of, I thought it was an antler tip, but it’s worn so smooth it could be made out of bone. Wish it was dated 1777, but it’s still an interesting piece.

[mr. no gold]

These certainly do not turn up much anymore. This one is a dandy, Frank. Almost looks like ivory. Thank you for letting us see it. Good find!
Dick

[Fullstock longrifle]

Thanks Dick, and you’re right, I rarely see them come up for sale anymore.

[Tanselman]

I'd stay with "Manson" as the name. If you look closely at your bottom image, what appears to be an ampersand is really the top curve of the percussion hammer on the gun below the name. It's always interesting to see a gun-related accoutrement with an image of the gun it served on it, and you lucked out and got two images of guns on this neat little measure... so it must have outlived several "companions" over the years.

Shelby Gallien

[Fullstock longrifle]

Thanks Shelby, and yes I think you’re right about the name, the hammer on the rifle is what Joel thought was an ampersand.

[Majorjoel]

"Ampersan"  You smart guys crack me up!   

[Fullstock longrifle]

"Ampersan"  You smart guys crack me up!   

😂😂😂😂

[Tanselman]

Geeeze, MajorJoel, what dictionary are you using?

Shelby Gallien

[Majorjoel]

Shelby, to be honest, my Webster's looks like an old attic find right along with those vast volumes of Encyclopedia's!   

[Fullstock longrifle]

Shelby, to be honest, my Webster's looks like an old attic find right along with those vast volumes of Encyclopedia's!   

😁😁

[Bob Gerard]

So cool. How much powder does it hold?

[Fullstock longrifle]

I’m not sure Bob, I’ve never used it. I’ll check when I get a chance.

[Brokennock]

It does look like "Manson" but,,, "MAN" is scratched in with double lines and fairly evenly spaced. "Son" however os squeezesld in and only has single line thickness.
Interesting that both capital letter N are backwards.

[Fullstock longrifle]

Interesting observation  Brokennock.