Found an interesting powder horn.

[Electric Miner]

Ran across this in the used bin at my local gun shop today. It's about 9 inches overall.

I have no idea what it is or where it started. It could be a commercially available horn/kit. Or one that someone customized.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Pretty. Good catch. :hatsoff:

 

[Grenadier1758]

I certainly hope that you are planning to give it a good home.

Lots of custom detail such as the carving in the base plug and the turning of the horn stopper. I think is a more modern 20th century horn, but it is still a very nice horn with good fit of the base plug and the base carving.

 

[Electric Miner]

I checked and it is airtight. I'm planning to pair it with my J.P. Searles 20 gauge fowler, when I find a good strap for it.

 

[hanshi]

A good looking horn, IMO.

 

[smo]

It could be from some ol’ Buckskinner that’s gone under. RIP

Great find I’m glad it didn’t just get thrown away.

Congrats :hatsoff:

 

[Artie Peltier]

Great find and I’m sure it’s going to a good home!

 

[coloradoclyde]

Awe!....That poor guy looks lonely....You must fine a bag and rifle for him to play with.... :wink:

 

[dano2467]

I checked and it is airtight.

Just curious but how would one go about testing for that?

 

[hawkeye2]

I checked and it is airtight.

Just curious but how would one go about testing for that?

Close your mouth over the open end and blow. :v

 

[Kansas Jake]

No tooting your own horn with that one is there! :wink:

 

[Eterry]

It maybe 20th century... but someone put in the time on the custom features...i like it a lot. Great find...

 

[spudnut]

Nice , I love the color and the zigzag at the base

 

[Rifleman1776]

Agree. It could be a newer made horn. This avocation has produced many highly skilled craftsmen. Many of those are able to make items, like horns, indistinguishable from old originals. Personally, I would never try to date horns, arrow points or many other items. I once posted a picture of a horn and asked those here to guess it's vintage. Those guesses were all over the board. Some going back centuries. Fact is, it was made in 1922 by my father. It that 'old original' :hmm: ?