COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD POWDER HORN

This large Revolutionary War period powder horn has the best color, creamy golden body with a size of 14" across and 16" around the outside curve, and a 3 1/2 inch pine butt. The horn sports an engrailed dark ringed throat, signed and dated by the owner. This horn is signed  "JONAS BANCRAFT HIS HORN MARCH 2 DAY AD 1767" also has scrimshawed folky renditions of a skeletized Indian, a buck dear, and a fox under a pine tree. 

Jonas Bancraft is listed in the National Archives as having served in the American Revolution starting with his "Answering the Alarm at Lexington April 19 1775", serving in Capt. John Crowl's Company under Colonel Ebenezer Learned's Regiment. Colonel Learned's Regiment was credited with being instrumental in defending the soldiers who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill by having held their position while the soldiers who fought at Bunker Hill were in retreat. Jonas Bancraft is also listed as having served in the Northern Campaign (i.e. the Battle of Saratoga) as well as having fought in the Battle of Bennington. Quite an impressive resume' during the early years of the American Revolution.

Condition:  Good. There is a large in period chip out of the pine butt where the suspension tab was broken off. There is some chipping on the raised ring at the spout and in addition there is a 1 inch stable crack running from the butt into the body of the horn.  In good condition but looks like it has been through a war.