I had seen caphorns in a book I have "The Plains Rifle". I thought it was a pretty neat idea to have a stock of caps in something that not only stores them, but looks great, too. Cureton made caphorns at one time, but not anymore. October Country once had them. My friend Keith made me a powderhorn and it's really a beautiful work. Made from a black horn with a wood base fit so flush, you cannot feel a seam. I asked him if he could make one. So, I sent him a photocopy of the caphorn picture. What he sent was another beautiful piece of muzzleloading art. He took the five inches of the tip of the horn and used the tip as the cap. A metal plug fixed into the cap fits the cap to the body. He also made a second cap from an antler. Again, you cannot feel a seam between the wood base and the horn. Made from a black horn, it matches the powderhorn. The fit between the tip-cap and the body is excellent. You almost cannot tell it is a container with a cap that comes off. I wish I could post a picture of it, but I don't have the means to do that. It fits inside my shooting bag perfectly. Carries a lot of caps, something like over 100, I forgot to count when I filled it. Anyone else added a caphorn to their plunder?
Caphorns
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