Powder horns


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Racinbob
September 19, 2009, 07:31 AM
Any way to tell if these are the real thing? I mentioned to my friend that one would look cool hanging on the wall with the muzzleloader.

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Dr.Rob
September 19, 2009, 08:34 PM
They certainly look old, but powder horns are easy to make.

An unmarked undocumented horn is unlikely to fetch more than $100 and that's at a high end antique shop for someone looking for a trinket rather than a usable piece.

The brass one is harder to say, the top is rather intricate and might be a patented mechanism that can be researched. Are there any marking on it at all?

Racinbob
September 20, 2009, 05:45 AM
Nope, no markings at all. I agree about the horns. I had one when I was young and it was just something bought down at the corner store.

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