December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2024
Overall length: 7 1/2 in.; length of spout: 2 3/4 in.; diameter of butt cap: 1 3/15 in.; length of cap: 7/16 in. This style of artillery priming horn was used by gunners and bombardiers during the Revolutionary War and near-identical, engraved horns are found attached to 18th century Royal Artillery pouch belts in the collections of the National Army Museum, London and the Firepower Museum at Woolwich. The horn has a brass spout and cap, the former with simple spring-stopper, while the body is made from the tip of a bullock’s horn. The cap or base is embellished with scribed, concentric rings, and engraved "RRA/2B/691’, signifying that this horn was 691st issued to the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.