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FRENCH & INDIAN WAR DATED 1760 POWDER HORN 18 INCH HORN PHINEAS STEVENS
Guns International #: 103262838 Seller's Inventory #: 34
Category: Powder Flasks & Horns - Ammo - Military Collectible
Seller's Information
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Seller: jcmack
Member Since: 4/26/19
First Name: Jim
State: Kentucky
Zip: 41076
Country: United States
Number of Active Listings: 4
Total Number of Listings: 27
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Money Order - Cashiers Check
Description:
HORN IS INCRIBED PHINEAS STEVENS, MADE BY E.R. MARCH 24 1760. (PLEASE SEE PHOTO'S FOR OTHER DETAILS) HORN MEASURES 18 INCHES LONG AROUND OUTSIDE OF HORN, THE LARGE END MEASURES 11 INCHES AROUND, MEASURES 3 1/2 INCHES ACROSS THE PLUG. THE SPOUT IS MACHINE TURNED AND APPLIED (ATTACHED) IT IS TIGHT NO MOVEMENT. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HORN WHICH WAS EXSPOSED TO THE OUTSIDE AS CARRIED IT IS WORN, THE ONLY THING I CAN SEE IS LARGE GOOSE. THERE IS MINER DAMAGE FROM A RODENT CAN BE SEEN IN PHOTO'S. A COUPLE OF TACKS ARE MISSING AND TWO AREAS CHIPPED IN THE SAME AREA. THIS HORN HAS A BEAUTIFUL PATINA. THE HORN BELONGED TO PHINEAS STEVENS THE 2ND, HIS FATHER HAS A EXTENSIVE HISTORY THAT CAN BE SEEN ON LINE. PHINEAS FATHER PASSED IN 1756., PHINEAS THE II WAS 16 IN 1760, THE INDAIN WAR PERIOD ENDED IN 1763 RESEARCH SHOW'S ON FEBUARY 5TH 1776 HE INLISTED AS A PRIVATE IN CAPTAIN JOHN STEVENS COMPANY, IN MAY 76 PHINEAS WAS STATIONED AT TICONDEROGA , WHERE THE MEN SUFFERED SEVERELY FROM SMALL POX , TWO COMPANIES OF REGIMENT CAPTAINS DOWNS AND STEVENS, WERE ENGAGED IN THE AFFAIR AT THE CEDARS, FORTY MILES ABOVE MONTREAL, PHINEAS IS FOUND IN THE LIST OF MEN IN CAPTAIN JOHN STEVENS COMPANY AS BEING TAKEN PRISONER AT THE CEDARS, CANADA. PHINEAS ALSO IS LISTED AS BEING (ON COMMAND, STILL WATER). PHINEAS SERVED UNDER GENERAL HOWE AS PHYSICIAN. THIS HORN WAS USED THRU THE INDIAN WAR AND REVELOTIONARY WAR MOST LIKELY BY SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY THRU THE WAR OF 1812 AND POSSIBLY THRU THE 1860'S. THIS IS A GREAT IDENTIFIED PIECE OF HISTORY, WHEN YOU HOLD IT IN THE HAND YOU CAN FEEL IT , THIS IS THE CHANCE TO OWN A TANGIBLE HISTORICAL PIECE OF HISTORY. THANKS FOR LOOKING. i ACCEPT BANK CASHIERS CHECKS, BANK MONEY ORDERS ONLY. i SHIP PRIORITY MAIL INSURED.
Price: POR