Tim Crosby Horn

This horn is about 11 ½” around the outside curve. The Walnut base is about 2 ½”, it is held in with the four steel pins that hold the horn band at the base on, the base has been hollowed out. The all the bands were heated and pressed on the others are also held with two steel pins each. The tip is antler with a pewter collar, the antler is pinned to the collar with three steel pins and then pinned to  the horn with three more.

Copy and photos supplied by Tim Crosby.

Tim Crosby Banded Horn

Photos supplied by Tim Crosby.

Ian Pratt Rifle and Maryellen Pratt Bag with Tim Crosby Horn for Alan Hoeweler

It's hard for me to come up with a description for the rifle, definitely not a copy of anything. There are some elements from originals that I hoped to pull together in a way that made sense.

Maryellen's made a nice, ticking lined double bag out of goat hide with a cow hide strap and forged iron buckle. The banded horn with a double screw tip was made by Tim Crosby and is based on an original horn. I made the other items that go with the set - knife blade was forged from a piece cut from an old file, brass adjustable powder measure and chain ( still don't have a lathe, I am declaring a moratorium on adjustable measures for a while, takes me forever to turn one out without a lathe), and a tow worm to fit .52 cal.   

Copy by Ian Pratt and photos by Maryellen Pratt. 

The cabin is in the first shot is Joe Seabolt's, he remembers it being used as a corn crib on the family farm when he grew up. It was originally built shortly after the civil war. Joe has re built it at his place to use as a work shop.

Tim Crosby Horn

Photos supplied by Tim Crosby.

Tim Crosby Horn

This horn is about 11 ¼” around the outside curve. The base is Walnut held in with four wooded pegs that also hold the horn ring on. The horn tip is about 1 ¾”s and is threaded ½-13NC.

Photos supplied by Tim Crosby.

Tim Crosby Horn

This one is about 9 ½” around the outside curve. The base is Walnut, and is held in with four steel pins that also hold the horn ring on. The tip is about 1 ¼” long and is threaded ½- 13NC.

Photos supplied by Tim Crosby.