some old horns

[soggy]

Recently I had the oppertunity to talk with a fellow that I used to work with a few years ago. When I told him that I had made some powder horns , he mentioned that he had found three old horns in the attic of the house that he grew up in. He said that as far as he could remember no one in his family or that of his grand father had hunted, so naturaly I was interested.
I have no idea of the origin of these horns except to say they were most likely made localy, and were used by duck hunters. Even today the area where the house is located is a prime sea duck hunting area.
rather than tie up a lot of space I will post the URL of the pics.[url] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/soggy2/Oldhorn007.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/soggy2/Oldhorn008.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/soggy2/Oldhorn006.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/soggy2/Oldhorn012.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/soggy2/Oldhorn011.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/soggy2/Oldhorn009.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/soggy2/Oldhorn004.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/soggy2/Oldhorn003.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/soggy2/Oldhorn001.jpg[/url]
:hmm: I suspect that the horn that has the 1" hole in the spout was used for shot, but that's only my guess.
All three horns appear to have pine or spruce butt plugs, iron nails, and no finish at all. Only one had any scrimshaw, and that did not appeare to have been "inked"
And oh yeah, he said they're not for sale, and if they were they'd been mine by now :winking:
Soggy

 

[AZ-Robert]

Excellent - plain & functional. Perfect matches for that "working man's gun" so many folks are after. Thanks, Soggy.

One of them seems to have a slightly domed plug at the base. Are the others all flat?

 

[soggy]

Excellent - plain & functional. Perfect matches for that "working man's gun" so many folks are after. Thanks, Soggy.

One of them seems to have a slightly domed plug at the base. Are the others all flat?

Yes you're right AZ they were working man's horns We live on the coast up here and it has been tradition since time began to go get a "mess " of ducks. Where those horns came from was directly in the Eastern flyway for migrating eiders, scoters etc. Back then those guys went ducking not for sport but to feed the family, not too much attention paid to bag limits, open seasons etc. :winking:
AS for the base plugs , yes they all had a bit of a curve, but I'm sure it was not for looks; just what ever piece of wood that was available at the time. Most likely something left over from building a boat (pine was the wood of prefrence to build fishing boats, until replaced by fiberglass)
Soggy