OT - My Dad's find...

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OT - My Dad's find...

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When my Dad was a little boy her found this powder horn in the woods near his home in Philadelphia. I had it stored away in a box for many years, and just "rediscovered it".

As you can see, years have not been kind to this, but who knows what history this thing has seen?

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Thought you all would enjoy this (actually, you can thank my son, "Ysabel Kid's Kid" - as soon as I found this again and showed it to him he said "you need to post pictures of that on Leverguns!" :D )
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thats a very cool find! I shure wish that it could talk, the storys it could tell...
Break on through to the other side!!!
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Have you contacted the local museums in that area to determine its historical context? brandywine museum/battlefield and such may provide clues to some of the stories it holds in its lines. regimental action based on location of the find could review clues to its origin.
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Mike -

I never have, but that is a great idea!
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