December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
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A Rifleman’s Horn with Spring-Charger, 1790s-1810s. A more popular and successful technique for loading rifles with loose ball and powder was a horn furnished with a threaded charger or nozzle that could contain the exact amount of powder grains for the prescribed charge, which measure which could be regulated by the rifleman placing thumb over opening, pressing the spring to release powder into the charger, then releasing spring, allowing the rifle to be charged quickly and accurately. This example of rifleman's horn has the brass butt-cap with threaded stopper for replenishing powder supply. 13 1/2 inches long by 3 inches diameter at butt.