Lot 925
19th Century Buffalo Hunter's Powder Horn with Carved Plug Found Near Niobrara River South of Gordon, Nebraska in the 1940s. A nice find with quite a bit of provenance provided by family. 19th Century buffalo hunter's powder horn found near Gordon Nebraska along the Niobrara River. Horn was found by a Gary Ryder on the Jules Sandage Ranch Horn was then purchased in 1998 from Ryder's wife at an antiques show in Portland Oregon.
All of this information on handwritten notes and tags.
Powder horn is in found condition but very stout. Indeed sun bleached and weathered, but carved plug still intact. At mouth, obviously hide has disintegrated but the small, somewhat square tacks still intact. 10.5 in length and just over 2" at widest. Estimated Value $300 - 500
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