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Craftsmanship => Accoutrements => Topic started by: Reactor on March 29, 2020, 05:08:49 PM

Title: 17th Century Horn Question
Post by: Reactor on March 29, 2020, 05:08:49 PM

I purchased a humongous horn and I now need some help on the correct style of horn for the 17th century.  I want to carve a fish mouth horn but I'm not sure that is historically correct.  Is this O.K. or should i just copy a previous F&I engrailed horn?

Title: Re: 17th Century Horn Question
Post by: Bigsmoke on March 29, 2020, 06:17:37 PM

I'd play it safe and go with the engrailed horn.
I think the fish mouth is a little later style.
John

Title: Re: 17th Century Horn Question
Post by: RobD on March 29, 2020, 08:05:02 PM

17th century (if that's what you mean, the 1600's, but i think you really mean the 1700's) and even 18th century powder horns were quite subjective, there were MANY variations from very rustic super simple to highly ornamented and engraved.  all will be "hysterically correct", it just matters if you have a need for a specific horn type due to reenactment persona or era or or just for personal aesthetic satisfaction.

Title: Re: 17th Century Horn Question
Post by: Reactor on March 30, 2020, 07:15:34 PM

Thank you for your replies.  I did mean the 1600s.  I'm looking for a horn style that would accompany a fowler during this time period. 

Title: Re: 17th Century Horn Question
Post by: RobD on March 30, 2020, 07:27:10 PM

A horn to mate with what 17th century flinter?  If yer that much interested in being period/era correct, you would do best to research and the 'Net will yield you some good scoop.  I think you'll find that flasks of wood and/or leather, tin, copper, etc, were more in 17th century vogue than horns, and nothing like you'd find in Colonial or F&I times.  Fire up that search engine! 

https://www.pinterest.com/lukeknowlton/bandoleers-and-powder-flasks-late-16th-to-early-17/

https://www.nps.gov/vafo/learn/historyculture/upload/PowderHorns-with-arrowhead.pdf