Horn strap attachment

[ronnie_kennedy]

I am in the process of making a horn strap for my powder horn. I have taken a length of leather, cut it in to thin strips and braiding it. Just wondering if any one has an idea of how i might attach it to my powder horn. Or, even better, if you use a leather type braided strap, do you have any pics of your setup? Here is a pic of the horn i will be using. Nothing fancy, so cutting something is not out of the question.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Interesting horn.
I'm looking forward to the responses you get. Horn fastening has long been one of my bug-a-boos. Leather stretches. Artificial sinew looks....artificial and doesn't stay tied. Strings look junky. At least the way I do them.
Oh, well.

 

[Comrade Coffin]

Good day folks, I would appreciate some help on the same issue. I have a basic horn with a sturdy strap attached by some thong which doesn't look quite the part. Works though.

Nice horn RonnieK, it has character.

 

[Claude Mathis]

 

[ronnie_kennedy]

Those are all good ideas. I am a novice at working with leather and will have to figure something out as far as finishing the end of the braid. I like a couple of those ideas, maybe i can tweek one or two to work for my application.

Thank you doc for your compliments on the horn. I am fairly new to blackpowder shooting and i just bought the horn already precut like that. I am going to even up the carving around the spout and probably color it. Wasn't too confident in my skills at finishing a horn and all, but next time i will definitely try it. I plan to add some more engraving to it. Right now i have just finished my compass rose design on it, just need to black it.

 

[gus13]

there are as many ways to attach attach a strap to a horn as there are people carrying them!
a few of the more "accepted" or common ways of carry are to warp the leather band around the throat of the horn and stitch it in place, while on the plug end make a small slit in the leather and slide that over the button or knob on that end.
Another method is pretty much the same as above except by putting a staple at the throat and running the strap through that.

tie the strap arround the throat and the back staple/ knob

just a couple of the many many ways to do this! :hatsoff:

 

[ronnie_kennedy]

Looks like one of the easiest ways to fix my problem is to but the top off of my horn and attach a staple. I like the look of both, but the decorative knob on top of my horn almost looks out of place :hmm:

 

[jeffdrown]

My Set-up !

 

[paulvallandigham]

A wide strap( the width of the band around the neck of the horn where you want to attach the strap) made of tanned deerskin, or even a strip of Chamois clothe, bought in ay auto supply department is all that is needed to wrap the horn securely at both ends. Cut a slit in one end of the strip of leather, and feed the other end thru the slit to make a loop., Now put the loop around the horn and tighten in place. Sew the end with the slit to your shoulder strap and you are ready to go.

My horns are simple, with latigo shoulder straps and loops at both ends. I Pounded the boot lace leather ( Latigo) leather with a hammer, where I wanted to cut a slit, to widen it for this purpose. Then I carefully cut the slit and formed the loop.

I maintain the thin leather straps by oiling them, and checking the loops for any indication of tearing or cracking of the leather. The leather has darkened with age, so that some of the club members don't immediately recognize the strap as boot place latigo leather. One has been on my horn since I bought it back in 1979. I have intended to braid a strap, of something, or buy a nicer strap for the two horns, but have not found the need.

HINT: Deer hide or Chamois clothe can also be used to make loops to fit over the barrel and wrist of the stock of your rifle or shotgun to support a "Hasty Sling", used to carry your gun while your hands are needed to climb steep slopes, or haul a deer out. The sling can be made of anything, and as wide as you want to help distribute the weight of the gun on your shoulder and neck. :hatsoff: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: