FLAT POWDER HORNS

PUFFER2 · Sep 6, 2024

I like the flat powder horns.
1.The carry ** fits "tighter" to my body.
2.Less catching items.

The Flat Horn was carried by Scots, but it was popular in Europe (esp. the "gentry"), they were carried on the American Cont. The Round Horn was more often carried than the flat

{ Most likey beause they were easier to make,cheaper & the rnd. horn could carry more powder.

BTW = Pic.s 3& 4 are of my horn (N0TE, it was made for me by 1 of Our Members !!! :thumb:

Keyhole · Sep 6, 2024

Very nice! I’ve been looking for one….

Moleman · Sep 6, 2024

Great horns. I love the looks of the flat horns and have tried to make a couple........both were failures.
In both attempts I failed to get them hot enough.
I'll try to get one right again in the future.

Brettitt41 · Sep 6, 2024

Here's my first try making a horn from scratch. I like flattened horns also. This is my priming horn now and works pretty well. It decided to go tear drop on me so I went with what it was wanting to give me. Used some scrap red oak I had for the plug and stopper.

FishDFly · Sep 6, 2024

Go to Google and do a search for "Ron Vail", he makes some really nice flat horns.

There is a guy from Elizabethtown, Kentucky who also make some really nice small flat horns.

There was a guy here years ago who made flat horns here, I have several of his horns and he has a following. He stopped when his wife died.

Flat horns are my favorite.

barracudadave67 · Sep 9, 2024

Few years ago I bought a small flat horn. I think it was from Crazy Crow. Well yesterday I was looking it over, and found, that it was solid all the way thru. I couldn't even drill it to get access to the interior. I guess you can make them to flat, LOL.

Dave

RiverRat · Sep 10, 2024

Here is my flat pistol horn.

French Colonial · Sep 11, 2024

Moleman said:
Great horns. I love the looks of the flat horns and have tried to make a couple........both were failures.
In both attempts I failed to get them hot enough.
I'll try to get one right again in the future.

You can boil them in water but it takes a long time to get them soft, hours, oil works better but now you have to not get them to hot, you don't want to cook them.

Then make sure you have a flat triangular piece of wood that is flat on the sides ready to go, stick it in the cavity and squeeze it in a padded vice (so it does not leave vice marks) and let it cool overnight.

Others may have other methods, but this is what works for me.

Sudsy · Sep 15, 2024

French Colonial said:
oil works better but now you have to not get them to hot, you don't want to cook them.

What temp and how long ??

Beaverman2 · Sep 21, 2024

PUFFER2 said:
I like the flat powder horns.
1.The carry ** fits "tighter" to my body.
2.Less catching items.

The Flat Horn was carried by Scots, but it was popular in Europe (esp. the "gentry"), they were carried on the American Cont. The Round Horn was more often carried than the flat { Most likey beause they were easier to make,cheaper & the rnd. horn could carry more powder.

BTW = Pic.s 3& 4 are of my horn (N0TE, it was made for me by 1 of Our Members !!!

Jack, it's been years since I've seen that horn! I'm happy to see that you still have it!

French Colonial · Sep 21, 2024

Sudsy said:
What temp and how long ??

I really can't say, I have always just done it by the seat of my pants, get the oil hot and after a half hour or so pull the horn out and see if it is pliable, if not, stick it back in for awhile.

It is not complicated.

PUFFER2 · Sep 22, 2024

Beaverman2 said:
Jack, it's been years since I've seen that horn! I'm happy to see that you still have it!

IT is SOMETHING WORTH KEEPING !!!! :thumb:

for making IT for me !!!

jdw276 · Sep 22, 2024

FishDFly said:
Go to Google and do a search for "Ron Vail", he makes some really nice flat horns.

There is a guy from Elizabethtown, Kentucky who also make some really nice small flat horns.

There was a guy here years ago who made flat horns here, I have several of his horns and he has a following. He stopped when his wife died.

Flat horns are my favorite.

Rich froelich. I bought several from him.

waksupi · Sep 22, 2024

Sudsy said:
What temp and how long ??

You need Scott Sibley's book on making powder horns.

akroguy · Sep 22, 2024

The trick here is finding a flat steer.

No small task, gents.

PathfinderNC · Dec 4, 2024

Flat horn flasks were really the only type used in Europe back in the days of yore. For some reason there are few (if any?) examples of round horns like we have in our own history.
I do like making and decorating them. They seem to have a bit more panache sometimes. Here are a few I’ve made, a long with a current one.

Robin Henderson · Dec 5, 2024

Bill Smith is in E Town, Ky. Great guy and makes great stuff.
https://billsmithblackpowder.com/about/

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