Question on earliest use of powder horn

Eric Slyter · 9th April 2014, 08:28 AM

Hi Andi

Sorry for the late reply, I didn't realize someone had answered.

I remembered my source incorrectly on the powder horn- the illustration I saw was from the late 1400s, not early 1400s.

I had been told that gourds were used for gunpowder before powder horns, but they were never able to provide a source for that information. Without something more solid to go on, I'm going to have to proceed with a powder horn as a best guess for the late 1300s for lack of a better choice.

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9th April 2014, 08:28 AM	#4
Eric Slyter Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 8	Hi Andi Sorry for the late reply, I didn't realize someone had answered. I remembered my source incorrectly on the powder horn- the illustration I saw was from the late 1400s, not early 1400s. I had been told that gourds were used for gunpowder before powder horns, but they were never able to provide a source for that information. Without something more solid to go on, I'm going to have to proceed with a powder horn as a best guess for the late 1300s for lack of a better choice.