Powder Horn Help on time period

[French Colonial]

90 degrees…..

 

[Belleville]

Please do keep in mind that the brass measure/spout may have been added at a later date than when the horn was made. So research when the maker lived on marked measure/spouts. Modern precaution for safety sake warns against pouring directly out out horn into barrel. Don't think that I would want to do it knowing that, but if you want the live dangerously please don't take anyone else with you.

 

[deerstalkert]

I'm going to look it over over any markings. I just found picture of one the the spout looks exactly the same except on a round horn instead of flat.. Attached pic. it was dated 1761. I can't be that lucky for only $120 bucks.

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Wichoun, just to prove that you are not out of luck, i will give you 125.00 for it! profit, profit, profit!
that is one cool article in my view. going to search for one for my collection. my wife hates this forum!

 

[JohnL]

Too neat to use. Definitely a collectible. Put on shelf or sell to a museum and buy yerself a user.

Or sell to me!

 

[Wichoun]

Funny, I looked all over that thing last night for a marking but not along the spout where you show it. I'll check on when I get home. Robby, I think you may have nailed it. The Brass is definitely heavier gauge then you see today.

Robby, does yours have the same marking as the pic from French Colonial? I went to that website but didn't see any period dates?? That one had small piece broken off. here's pictures to compare. it's the flat piece in the center. it has a little roller that locks it in straight position.

 

[Mattmatt617]

Too neat to use. Definitely a collectible. Put on shelf or sell to a museum and buy yerself a user.

Boooooo!

 

[French Colonial]

with the viewing glass ports on the side a guy could get to the point he could throw reduced loads by just viewing the amount .
i assume the whole head rotates to fill the chamber and then to close it and throw the charge?

Actually there is an adjustment on one side of the glass part similar to spouts from the time period where you twist it and align a small pin in slots for different amounts.

mine is marked for 30, 35 and 40 what I ASSUME would be grains

 

[Cattywompuss]

That thing is cool; I don't care who you are. If it was made 20 years ago, it's still cool. Lest we forget that every lock since the hand-gonne has been a gadget too.

 

[Rudyard]

Certainly Continental not too common elswhere. Nice find .
Rudyard

 

[Feltwad]

Although these flasks are more associated to the continent Dixon &Sons Sheffield did make them but with copper bodies , The continental ones those made with a leather body were for shot and the horn ones for powder .
Feltwad