Tom Morgan Commission Powder Horn (SOLD)

- Horn Construction and Scrimshaw work by M.DeCou
- Lewis & Clark Expedition commemorative artwork

Powder Horn #19 (SOLD)

Powder Horns range in price from $100 to $2000 depending on the style of horn, the construction work involved, and the amount and complexity in the scrimshaw work.

- Horn #19 Description:
- Scrimshaw by Mark DeCou:
- Front: Woodland Nursery (baby animals & bugs).
- Back: Wildflower Scene
- Border: Wild Ivy with Birds
- Horn construction and lathe work by others

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Powder Horn: (FOR SALE) $1000.00
- Construction is a late-1700's styling
This is a fully water-tight, air-tight working powder horn with a significant amount of hand cut scrimshaw artwork
- The rear of the horn has authentic to the era, Pine wood butt plug with hand wrought steel, heat tempered, staple
- Scrimshaw covers entire horn, front and back
- Relief carved banner with "Don't Tread on Me!" on front side
- Tip of horn has been slabbed into octagonal shape
- Antique ebony violin key has been used for the tip plug
- Display stand is made from black walnut and ambrosia hard maple
- Powder Horn construction and scrimshaw work by Mark DeCou

Powder Horn #15 (SOLD)

Powder Horns range in price from $100 to over $2000 depending on the style of horn, the construction work involved, and the amount and complexity in the scrimshaw work.

Horn #15 Description:
- Scrimshaw by Mark DeCou, Front: mountain boy sitting on a log, pulling a thorn from his dogs paw. Inspiration Verse: Proverbs 18:24
- Horn construction and lathe work by Mark DeCou
- Completely air tight, suitable for storage of black powder without caking.
- Lathe Turned Kansas Black Walnut rear and tip plugs, with inlayed river shell
- Walnut "powder filling plug" unthreads from the rear plug for easy filling of the horn
- Tip has been engrailed, and slabbed to 8 sides
- Sculptured Display stand is made from Kansas Burled Black Walnut

Powder Horn #2 (SOLD)

Powder Horns range in price from $100 to over $2000 depending on the style of horn, the construction work involved, and the amount and complexity in the scrimshaw work.

Horn #2 Description:
- Scrimshaw by Mark DeCou, Front: Mother Bear and Cubs harassed by three wolves.
- Horn construction and lathe work by Mark DeCou
- Completely air tight, suitable for storage of black powder without caking.
- Hand shaped Kansas Black Walnut rear plugs. Tip plug has been lathe turned

Powder Horns #11 & #12 (SOLD)

Powder Horns range in price from $100 to over $2000 depending on the style of horn, the construction work involved, and the amount and complexity in the scrimshaw work.

Priming Horns #11 & #12 Description:
- Scrimshaw by Mark DeCou, Front: Bull Moose with tracks
- Horn construction by Gale Acres (Iowa)
- Completely air tight, suitable for storage of black powder without caking.
- These two scrimshaw pieces were completed in May, 2000 but were never paid for by Gale Acres, a muzzleloading trader from Iowa. If you bought them from him please let me know, so that I can contact him with proof of his sale of these pieces. Rumor is that they were sold at a gun show in Topeka, KS in June or July of 2000.

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