Looking for powder horn maker

[Ron LaClair]

Last year at the Living History event at Kalamazoo Michigan, there was a dealer that had a table full of some very nice 18th century powder horns. A couple of them had rawhide patches on them. I think he has a website. Anyone know who it was?....thanks

 

[Ron LaClair]

Nothing? :hmm:

You guys should get out more.... :haha: :haha:

 

[rabjr]

Sorry my friend, I ain't never been to Kalamazoo Michigan.

 

Nothing? :hmm:

You guys should get out more.... :haha: :haha:

Maybe ask someone who was there? Oh wait, you were there! :rotf:

 

[Ron LaClair]

Sorry my friend, I ain't never been to Kalamazoo Michigan.

They wrote a song about it remember?...Kalamazoo zoo zoo zoo... :haha:

 

[nuttbush]

Longhunter,

Did you check all the horn makers on the links page here. Shoot a few e-mails to them, maybe they know who it may be. I ain't never been to Kalamazoo and I ain't never been to Nacadoches either.

 

[blacksmithman64]

MAN I KNOW THAT GUY!! Can't think of his name. Try "The Honourable Company of Horners" website.I have tried to duplicate his method,he's good!

 

[BLAHMAN]

Last year at the Living History event at Kalamazoo Michigan, there was a dealer that had a table full of some very nice 18th century powder horns. A couple of them had rawhide patches on them. I think he has a website. Anyone know who it was?....thanks

Could you be thinkin' it's "Wild Willie"?

 

[Ron LaClair]

Who's Wild Willie?

 

[blacksmithshoppe]

Had to be ether Lee Larkin or Ron Vail I don't remember any other makers attending but their could have. I have horn's made both of them and in my opinion Lee Larkin is a much better maker that Ron Vail. Ron has a web site but I don't think Lee does. Hope this helps.
Jeff

 

[hornbuilder]

i think the fella you might be thinking of is mike small he has a web site , if you like i can get you the address

 

[Harddog]

Don't know if thhis will help, but Ron Vail would have been set up in the smaller room inside the back entrance and right next to or a table away bag maker Ken Scott. Lee Larkin was set up in the second or third row of the large back room.

Lee had two large cardboard boxes of horns on the floor. One box was raw horns and the other box was full of polished horns.

Randy Hedden

 

[Harddog]

Who's Wild Willie?

Willy Frankfort is a Master Horn Maker in the Honourable Company of Horners. I don't ever remember Willy being at the Kalamazoo show.

Randy Hedden

 

[Ron LaClair]

Thanks for the help fellas, I've contacted a few of horn makers that have been recommended.

Mike Small wasn't at Kalamazoo but I talked to him on the phone a few days ago and ordered a horn from him, it'll take a few months but I think it'll be worth the wait.

I've also found a horn maker from Indiana, Jay Kell makes some horns with brass patches and rawhide repair which is a look that I like. I'll try to post some pictures of his horns later or you can contact him at [email protected]

 

[powderhorn07]

I believe the maker you are looking for is Ron Vail, check out horn guild .org that is the Honorable company of horners rons pageis under the links section. or you can type in powder horns and the firstfew makers listed are good makers. mike small is a good one that will come up. hope that helps

 

[powderhorn07]

oh by the way I think Mike Small goes to Kalamazoo, the hch page should help alot.

 

[hornetk4]

Hello Longhunter I don't mean to hyjack your original post but I have a powder horn sort of search myself that I would like to ask while we are all on this subject . A couple of days ago I picked up a realy nice powderhorn at an antique shop it's a real work of art , it's a blond colored horn with walnut ends and it has two figures scrimshawed in it's surface . The figures are an Indian in warrior gise and a soldier both facing away from each other , I don't have the picture software worked out to post a pic but anyway the horn is signed Ralles 78 and R B 78 . IT was obviously made in 1978 but I've never run across this name .If anyone on this sight knows anything about this horn or it's maker I would love to hear it . Either way I plan to mate it upto a nice flintlock fowler possibly this summer . The quality of this horn realy deserves to be matched up to a nice gun . thank you