This is an antique 19th-century North American or frontier powder horn, typically fashioned from a hollowed bovine horn with a wooden base plug secured by metal tacks and fitted with a carrying strap. [1, 2, 3]Material: Polished natural horn body with a fitted wooden end plug and original string or cord strap.Function: Used historically on the frontier and during the military eras to keep black powder dry and accessible for muzzle-loading firearms.Construction: Features a tapered tip for pouring powder and a pegged/tacked wooden base block sealing the wide end

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