Hi all,
I'm currently doing a detailed study on British military powder horns, quite a few of which belong to the artillery service. I was wondering if anyone here has originals of these in their collections?
I am trying to gather data from as many examples as possible to help with pattern & marking variations etc.
There are two types of artillery priming horns most commonly encountered, the large Royal Navy horns, usually marked BO or WD in conjunction with the broad arrow. Or the smaller Royal Artillery priming horn carried by the gunners on their person, usually marked RRA with Battalion number & "rack" number.
See examples below.....
Regards, Adrian.