copper powder horn

[GTI2000]

found in illinois in an attic with bayonets,rifles,blackpowder pistols,old coins,artillery shell and other war related stuff back in 90's the house was my great grandfathers charlie guenther i could only assume this was his from the CW..

 

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[nhbenz]

Hey, I found the same thing, only smaller! I'm pretty sure yours is a reproduction, due to its odd size, but I think mine the real McCoy.

 

[TreasureTales]

GT1200, that is a beautiful piece. Your great grandfather was a smart man when he saved all those old relics. Guess you inherited his love of old things. Congrats.


Not exactly the same, but similar one: http://cgi.ebay.com/CIVIL-WAR-ERA-C...ryZ13960QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Monty]

D'OH! You had me going there for a second! Kidding aside, there were a lot of reproductions made of this same powder horn. But I have never seen this type spout on a newer one. I'm pretty sure they are made of brass. Great find! Monty

 

[PBK]

This is a c. 1830's-50's "Peace" powder flask— or, as has been suggested, one of the many replicas that exist.

Here are some authentic examples for comparison:

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[GTI2000]

I only assumed it was real i dont know anything about civil war items im one of those oregonians like i said it came out of my great grandfathers attic in the same box with a 1836 cap and ball pistol. the tip on the powder flask has never moved. I would like to open it to remove the powder or whatever has clumped up inside. The dimensions are about 9 inches tall x 4 1/2 inches wide.

 

[TreasureTales]

After doing a little reading while searching for a photo of a powder horn like yours, I learned that many of the ORIGINAL ones had dents in their sides from resting at the hip or elbow of the owner when out with his rifle. Yours has a dent - maybe it's an original?