Priming (or salt) Horns

[davec2]

I've made a bunch of fairly plain priming (or salt) horns out of cut off tips of horns that were not good for one reason or another.













Then I have made some fancier ones as well.......
































I like them all......I just never seem to use them for priming.....not sure why.....?

 

[FishDFly]

Too nice to get buggered up, that is why.

 

[Notchy Bob]

Those all look terrific, Dave... Every one of them. Are you going to put any of those up for sale?

I was also wondering about the diameter and pitch of the threaded end fitting. Is it the same as that on the commercial flask funnels, like this one?

I believe these funnels, as well as flask spouts, are threaded 10-1mm, which may be interchangeable with 3/8-24.

Best regards,

Notchy Bob

 

[PathfinderNC]

Stunningly beautiful!

 

[user 48679]

Yet more exquisite work, Dave - you can always carry the horns in a bandolier - something similar to this one:

 

[Notchy Bob]

If anyone is concerned about the authenticity of horns like these, here are come examples from the collections at Valley Forge National Historical Park:

For size reference, the little "checkerboard" ruler device in the pictures is marked in centimeters. Thirteen centimeters (the length of the "ruler") is about 5-1/4".

Best regards,

Notchy Bob

 

[Jaeger]

I've made a bunch of fairly plain priming (or salt) horns out of cut off tips of horns that were not good for one reason or another.













Then I have made some fancier ones as well.......
































I like them all......I just never seem to use them for priming.....not sure why.....?

Absolutely beautiful work! I put both salt and pepper mixed in my salt horn because I don't want to fool with multiple containers when primitive camping. And just to be totally period correct, I scratched "Sel et Poivre" on my horn since we reenact Michigan in 1750.

 

[FishDFly]

Okay had to go to Goggle, it means salt and pepper.

Duh.

 

[Miles42]

Really nicely done.

 

[davec2]

Thank you all for the kind comments. Notchy Bob, no none are for sale.....my two daughters can give all this stuff away when I "have assumed room temperature". And no, the thread I use on most of these little horns is 1/2"-20. To fill them, I took another horn tip and made this funnel.....I use it for filling my larger horns as well. I started off with this.....some years ago I needed a powder funnel rather quickly and made one up from the copper shaped charge war head liner of a 2.75 inch rocket (long, non muzzleloading story) and a cut off .308 cartridge. Works fine…not very HC…



Had one last tip of an all black horn kicking around on the bench for many years and could not decide what to do with it. I didn't need any more priming or salt horns so I made a powder funnel out of it. Also probably not HC but it least its not made out of a shaped charge liner. Fun to do anyway.

 

[davec2]

And Pietro.....I love the bandolier !!!! Did you make that ?

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Those are absolutely beautiful ! Do you ever turn any of the horn tips on a small lathe ? And what type of wood you you use for the base plug ?

 

[LME]

I've made a bunch of fairly plain priming (or salt) horns out of cut off tips of horns that were not good for one reason or another.













Then I have made some fancier ones as well.......
































I like them all......I just never seem to use them for priming.....not sure why.....?

You are talented. Your work amazes me? I fix others mistakes but can't seem to make artistic things? I would be proud of the horns you have made!

 

[cliff lee]

Some Fine work there,Thanks for share these fantastic pieces of art. Cheers from Australia

 

[Packrat]

Well I'm just DROOLING over your work. Beautiful, and hope you don't get to ROOM TEMPERAYURE for many years

 

[davec2]

Thank you all again for the kind words. Double Deuce, I do turn horn for other things (knife handles, tips for larger screw tip horns) but these little ones I just form by hand with scrapers and files. All of these small horns in the pictures I posted have the base plugs turned out of ebony. I do use ebony often in my larger full size horns for both base plugs and screw tips. I have posted some other silver mounted horns on this forum that are configured that way.

And Packrat.....yes.....I am holding off on that while "room temperature" thing for as long as I can. No sense rushing into anything...

 

[bubba.50]

Beautiful work sir.

 

[Rod Man]

Outstanding!

RM

 

[zerosprk]

Those are beautiful, every single one of them!

 

[toot]

I agree that they all are to nice to use. and translucent also, KILLER!! yes they are al too nice to be used. but they sure can if desired!. they are al works of art! and waste not want not!!!