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Title: Powder Horn
Post by: Chaffa Hosa on July 08, 2008
This is my new powder horn for black powder. It was made by an avid BP hunter/ friend in South Africa

The horn is from a very large Blesbuck Ram. Very difficult to hunt, skittish animals that you find on the plains. Very good eye sight, and they run for no reason at all.

Both the plugs are from a piece of wild olive that came out the Kalahari Desert. A very hard and dense wood, even though it has a lighter colour. Can be polished to a very fine sheen.

(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/jbullard1954/HPIM1856.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/jbullard1954/HPIM1857.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/jbullard1954/HPIM1858.jpg)

And here it attached to my Tom Green Bobcat bag that goes with Braveheart
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/jbullard1954/Acoutraments/My%20Tom%20Green%20Bag/HPIM3438.jpg)
Title: Re: Powder Horn
Post by: RoaringBull on July 09, 2008
Now that is unique piece.....congrats on a really nice horn.
Title: Re: Powder Horn
Post by: Ranger on July 09, 2008
Wow! Very nice Jerry! I would like to see that Olive wood.

Adam
Title: Re: Powder Horn
Post by: fd-ems-emt on July 09, 2008
VERY VERY NICE !!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Powder Horn
Post by: Chaffa Hosa on July 09, 2008
The olive wood has darkened some The first pic was made a year and a half ago the one on the bag a month or so ago
That wood is harder than our Osage I beleive
Title: Re: Powder Horn
Post by: Mr Woodchuck on July 12, 2008
Lucky for you Jerry , that ram didn't see too good and did not outrun de bullet.
Real nice set-upp ya got ...
lol
Title: Re: Powder Horn
Post by: Da Backwoodsman on July 12, 2008
like that horn
Title: Re: Powder Horn
Post by: mongrel on July 12, 2008
That is sharp.