Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Powder Priming Horn with Late 19th Century Added Knob Manufacture Type_New Made Items and the cockade still retains

and the cockade still retains the bright red felt center inlay

In 1870/71 General Alexander Gorloff of the Imperial Russian Embassy had visited Smith & Wesson

though the chamber end is worn off:

There are some grafted in wood repairs on the sides

This will make a great addition to any German WW2 Afrika Korps collection

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Powder Priming Horn with Late 19th Century Added Knob Manufacture Type_New Made Items and the cockade still retainsOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a large Cow Horn Powder Flask, measuring 14 inches in overall length. While possibly intended for a musket or other small arms, this size would sometimes be used for cannon priming. The end of the horn is fitted with a later added knob which unscrews, marked with E. C. Atkins & Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana, with an 1887 patent date. This was obviously added later, likely by a family member to whom it was passed