May 27, 2020 Founders & Patriots
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/27/2020
This horn is illustrated and described on page 158 & 159 "For Liberty I Live" by Al Benting. This large powder horn measures about 16" overall. The tapered curved horn body is unengraved, but on the front towards the butt there is a 3 - 5/8" x 1 - 3/8" octagonal silver plaque retained by four silver pins. The plaque is inscribed "1763./ This Powder Horn was used/ by Benjamin Williams Grandfather/ of Gibson T. Williams at the battles of/ Bunker Hill, Bennington & Saratoga.". The spout section is faceted, followed by two relief rings with a copper attachment for a carrying strap. The wooden 3" diameter plug is flat and slightly inset. It is carved with the initials "BW/ 1765". There is a small handmade copper sling attachment retained by four copper pins along the edge. Copper pins also retain the wooden plug. Sergeant Bejamin Williams was in Captain Ezra Towne's new Ipswich Company. This company was the first of eight companies enlisted in Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire regiment. They were ordered by General Ward on June 12th to quarter the regiment on Charlestown Neck and Bunker Hill, where the regiment's commander structure was in place June 14th 1775. CONDITION: Very good overall, retaining a pleasing honey patina. One minor flake missing along spout and showing a few scattered marks from use and a couple minor chips along the perimeter of the butt. This is an extremely interesting, identified, powder horn attributed to the battle of Bunker Hill.