The "backward" powder horn

[BillinOregon]

Who has made one, and what sort of stopper and or valve system did you apply? It is a bit of a mystery to me after looking at some of the old illustrations posted by Mr. Tromner. The iron-mounted one here obviously begins to look like a spring loaded spout from a much later period.

 

[TobJohn]

Who has made one, and what sort of stopper and or valve system did you apply? It is a bit of a mystery to me after looking at some of the old illustrations posted by Mr. Tromner. The iron-mounted one here obviously begins to look like a spring loaded spout from a much later period.

Old guard makes one that they have on Facebook:

I have one made by a guy in Arizona that uses an off the shelf powder flask spout:

Brian Anderson made one recently and posted in my thread on my two arquebuses

 

[TobJohn]

Here is what old guard bases theirs on:

 

[Rifleman1776]

I would call those flasks made from horn. Not my idea of powder horns. Not to my personal liking either. But, each to his own as long as they are used safely.

 

[BillinOregon]

Rifleman, just trying to duplicate the technology of the handgonne era.

 

[TobJohn]

To add context, it’s prolific in art of gunners from the 1470s-1530s, so an important historical evolution.

 

[rickystl]

As John said, based on period artwork and drawings, that does seem to be the case of how the horn flasks were made and used during that period. At some point later on, someone determined that using the small, tapered end of the horn with a simple stopper was just as convenient and lest costly to make not requiring the flask head.

Rick

 

[TobJohn]

Here are examples:
1480s depicting 1470s

(less clear)


1508 depicting 33ad

1530s depicting 52bc

1530s depicting 1525

1530

 

[Brian Anderson]

Here is one l made -- Along with some other types
your first picture example is later and the lever handle is bent - but there are examples from the mid 16th century with lever closed spouts