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Engraved powder horns from the American Revolution in the Concord Museum Royal Navy powder horn with engraving Carved German powder horn, c1700. A powder horn is a container for gunpowder, and was generally created from cow, ox, or buffalo horn.
German antler and steel flask, c. 1570; the goddess Fortuna stands on a hedgehog upon a globe. A powder flask is a small container for gunpowder, which was an essential part of shooting equipment with muzzle-loading guns, before pre-made paper cartridges became standard in the 19th century.
A horn's interior of bone is covered by an exterior sheath made of keratin [7] ... A German powder flask made from a red deer antler, c. 1570.
Decorated powder horns became the norm, but few were as intricate as this one decorated by Benjamin Marcum, one of the owner's ancestors. It featured soldiers, a mermaid and even a warning to ...
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A drinking horn is the horn of a bovid used as a cup. Drinking horns are known from Classical Antiquity, especially the Balkans, and remained in use for ceremonial purposes throughout the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period in some parts of Europe, notably in Germanic Europe, and in the Caucasus.
It used a powder-filled, time-fused shell, the range being adjusted by changing the size of the charge. The low muzzle velocity meant the shell's high, arching flight could be easily observed from ground level, but this was not necessarily a problem, since the gun's original purpose was to provide cover rather than inflict casualties.
Audrey Hepburn’s son shared his reaction to Ivanka Trump’s recent tribute to the timeless actress. During the president’s inaugural Liberty Ball in Washington on Monday night, Ivanka wore a ...