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Offline ntqlvr1948

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A nice old horn unknown region
« on: July 05, 2023, 02:43:35 AM »
Found this horn a few years ago..about 10 inches long.. Great patina and condition






Offline Mark Tyler

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Re: A nice old horn unknown region
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2023, 04:38:27 AM »
Nice looking horn.

Offline AZshot

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Re: A nice old horn unknown region
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2023, 04:49:26 AM »
I agree, it's a very interesting horn, with that loop carved, it would have takin a careful hand.

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Re: A nice old horn unknown region
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2023, 03:43:59 PM »
 Neat horn, is that tab the only place for a strap or is there evidence of maybe a staple in the butt?

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Re: A nice old horn unknown region
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2023, 03:52:44 PM »
 No evidence of a staple in butt

Offline Notchy Bob

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Re: A nice old horn unknown region
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2023, 10:52:42 PM »
Love it!  That horn is a beauty.

It looks like it came off the left side of the animal, but the suspension lobe at the base sets it up for right-side carry.

Is that a piece of wire twisted around the neck, between the two rings?  I've seen that before, but I don't know what purpose it served.  A close-up photo of the neck would be appreciated.

Thanks for showing this fine old horn!

Best regards,

Notchy Bob
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Offline Tanselman

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Re: A nice old horn unknown region
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2023, 11:25:05 PM »
The horn appears to have the base, or post, for a small lanyard ring screwed in between the two raised "strap retaining" rings on the spout and lined up with the small tab on the butt end. This is a nicely made horn, a keeper.

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Re: A nice old horn unknown region
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2023, 11:53:17 PM »
here's a pic of the brass fitting on the spout end


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Re: A nice old horn unknown region
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2023, 03:59:38 AM »
here's a pic of the brass fitting on the spout end


Thank you.  I don’t think I’ve seen anything quite like that before.

I really like that horn, though.

Notchy Bob
"Should have kept the old ways just as much as I could, and the tradition that guarded us.  Should have rode horses.  Kept dogs."

from The Antelope Wife