Powder Horn for ID and Comment

rickystl · 13th July 2018, 02:59 PM

Hi Stu

That's a nice, and interesting horn. Yes, the brass studs and the engraving on the brass spout piece seem to be from somewhere in North Africa.
My big curiosity is that brass piece and it's function in relationship to the rest of the horn. It's looks rather heavy, and is drilled through. Yet, as you mentioned, the hole in the tip of the horn itself is cut an an obvious angle. It would make more sense to load a measure or barrel from this point.

I would think that trying to load from the brass piece would be more difficult. But there appears to be traces of black powder on the swelled end. Hmmmm
This brass piece has me stumped for the moment. Since it's drilled through, it would not be used for a measure. I'll have to think about this some more. LOL

Anyway, congratulations. It looks to be in still usable condition.

Rick

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13th July 2018, 02:59 PM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	Hi Stu That's a nice, and interesting horn. Yes, the brass studs and the engraving on the brass spout piece seem to be from somewhere in North Africa. My big curiosity is that brass piece and it's function in relationship to the rest of the horn. It's looks rather heavy, and is drilled through. Yet, as you mentioned, the hole in the tip of the horn itself is cut an an obvious angle. It would make more sense to load a measure or barrel from this point. I would think that trying to load from the brass piece would be more difficult. But there appears to be traces of black powder on the swelled end. Hmmmm This brass piece has me stumped for the moment. Since it's drilled through, it would not be used for a measure. I'll have to think about this some more. LOL Anyway, congratulations. It looks to be in still usable condition. Rick