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FRONTIER MADE POWDER HORN WITH BRASS CHARGER:
A nice frontier made powder horn featuring a brass
charging spout and a hand carved wooden plug. Measuring
7 ¼” long and 2 ¼” in diameter, the horn shows hand
scraping marks where the thickness of the horn was
relieved to reduce the weight and allow the light to
shine through to reveal the level of powder remaining.
The brass spout, likely salvaged from a commercial flask
that was damaged in use, is fully functional and the
lever and spring are intact. The base plug is hand
carved, retaining the facets left by the knife, and is
attached to the horn with iron wire nails. The plug is
fitted with an iron staple for attaching the strap and
an 8” piece of the original strap is still attached to
the staple, sewn with the original leather thong. A
second iron wire staple is set into the top arc of the
horn to accept the other end of the strap. As can be
seen in the photograph, on the side of the horn, at the
base plug, there are a series of seven tally marks,
likely a record of the owner’s successful shots – real
fodder for your imagination. The horn has a nice mellow
patina and is in very good condition, the only fault
being a 1” crack at the base of the horn that is stable
and shows no sign of extending. This would be a
particularly nice horn to display with a half stock
plains rifle. $350
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