Join us at the NMLRA Education Center for the next in our class series, a basic powder horn construction class with Henry Bowman.
Powder Horns and Flasks from the Valley Forge National Historic Park
The Valley Forge National Historical Park has shared a great PDF about the powder horns and flasks in their collection from the 15th to 18th century.
Check out the document at this link, or embedded down below.
Accepting the 2020 "1 of 1000" Horn from the Honourable Company of Horners
Each year at the Honourable Company of Horners Annual Horn Fair, the guild presents the NMLRA with the "1 of 1000" horn, a one of a kind handcrafted powder horn. This horn is shared by the NMLRA with the members of the 1 of 1000 endowment
Watch as this year's horn is accepted by "Muzzle Blasts" editor, Dave Ehrig before it is taken on the road to display before the September Banquet.
The horn is given away to a randomly drawn 1 of 1000 member each year at the 1 of 1000 member banquet. We'd like to thank the Honourable Company of Horners for their continued support of the NMLRA, and living history education.
Find out more about the Honourable Company of Horners at HornGuild.org
This year’s Horn was crafted by Walter Mayberry, and it is a true beauty.
Making a Supply Horn | Honourable Company of Horners Annual Horn Fair 2020
In this video we stop by Mr. Hoover’s demonstration area as he works a “supply horn”. This horn was used by families or military regiments on the frontier to store a large amount of black powder for safe traveling. While in the early stages, Mr. Hoover shares his process with us as he carves the spout to this horn