Are Powder Horns PC?

[Ivan Henry aka Moose]

While I see numerous examples of powder horn usage, I'm not seeing any period reference material to pirates and powder horns. Were they used by sailors/pirates?

Or were the gun powder bandolier holders more used? I've not seen much if any reference to either on board a ship.

[Dutchman]

powder horns were certainly around. Apostles were used during the era, but seem to be on the way out. Mostly cartridge boxes with premeasured loads were used. Many folks will be able to make a recommendation of a box or other method for carrying loads.

From an event safety standpoint. Many events (including blackbeard's) prohibits the use of pouring directly from any container for a main charge. From a safety standpoint premade and measured is the norm.

[Ivan Henry aka Moose]

powder horns were certainly around. Apostles were used during the era, but seem to be on the way out. Mostly cartridge boxes with premeasured loads were used. Many folks will be able to make a recommendation of a box or other method for carrying loads.

From an event safety standpoint. Many events (including blackbeard's) prohibits the use of pouring directly from any container for a main charge. From a safety standpoint premade and measured is the norm.

Oh! (light going on) not being familiar with actual black powder weapons. I didn't realize that the cartridge boxes carried full premeasured rounds. I thought they only carried the musket balls. Interesting. I'll need to learn more about that. Note to self - wearing a powder horn and a cartridge box may look really silly.

[Lily Alexander]

Mooseworth, you might want to try a search in Captain Twill. There are several discussions regarding powder horns, bandoliers and cartridge boxes.

[michaelsbagley]

Below image,lovingly borrowed from the Baltimore Rangers web site, depicts some English Soldiers of the 1690s. Look on their belts...

Now do keep in mind that these are land troops (dragoons?), but it does show that powder horns were carried and used.

[Ivan Henry aka Moose]

Below image,lovingly borrowed from the Baltimore Rangers web site, depicts some English Soldiers of the 1690s. Look on their belts...

Now do keep in mind that these are land troops (dragoons?), but it does show that powder horns were carried and used.

Thanks! I dig how all of their hats are different. Interesting.

[michaelsbagley]

If you look up the thread on uniform colours in the Captain's Twill area, you will see that soldiers while similar were not at the perfectly uniform stage yet... Coats tended to be the same colour, and they tended to have similar accessories, but from one soldier to the next differences could be seen... Even more so in the colonies thanover in Europe and Great Britain.

But that is another discussion entirely...

[Capt. Sterling]

Below image,lovingly borrowed from the Baltimore Rangers web site, depicts some English Soldiers of the 1690s. Look on their belts...

Now do keep in mind that these are land troops (dragoons?), but it does show that powder horns were carried and used.

These are supposed to be dragoons? Dismounted..? right then off track...

[blackjohn]

Note to self - wearing a powder horn and a cartridge box may look really silly.

But wearing a cartridge box, priming horn, and bullet bag (empty, or course) would look really cool.

Dutch is quite right about the safety concerns. That being said, I take some comfort knowing someone on the field has a priming horn. They come in handy when trying to clear a misfire after the battle. Also, they remove that nasty temptation to use half a charge and "pocket" the rest during the battle.

[Dorian Lasseter]

Safety, Safety, Safety...

I believe the regulations for carrying powder in priming horns during a battle scenario are;

"Priming horns may contain no more than One (1) ounce of fffg or ffffg powder."

This is from the Regulations of Old Fort Niagara, F&I period. So New York regs.

Thus I made up an small horn;

I believe if I loaded it up full it would hold about two and a half, maybe three ounces of powder...