Priming Horn

[statetrooper62]

My last horn, last week, was a priming horn.

It was made of a very old little horn of a calf I found years ago in my father's barn. Some filing, polishing with sandpaper and a dremmel with felt buffer. I cut the tip and drill it to glue in a priming valve from track of the wolf.
The base plug is of wood with a little refilling hole and a wood stopper I carved from a wooden dowel.
No leak between the stopper and the hole in the plug even with FFFFG powder.
The priming valve works perfectly. It needs two push to fill the primiming pan of my pennsylvania rifle.
As I am left handed, the curve of the horn fit perfectly the curve of the barrel of my rifle when I prime the pan.

 

[chance]

Really Nice!!!

 

[hoochiepapa]

:thumbsup: :hatsoff:

 

[Silex]

:thumbsup:

Nice!

 

[Rifleman1776]

That should hold about a five year supply of 4Fg.
Nice.

 

[omarick1948]

You might want to re-think that filler plug. Wood will shrink some and the weight of that horn hanging from a thong, that tapered plug is going to slip out over a short time!

Rick

 

[MSW]

i agree with horner75 ... it would be a shame to loose such a nice looking horn!

 

[statetrooper62]

One end of the thong is firmly maintained by two knots through a hole in the horn, one knot inside the hole, the other hole outside the hole, and with some glue.

the refilling plug is simply retained by the other end of the strap and supports no weight.
The strap makes a loop so you can carry the horn around your neck.