powder horn

Example Sentences

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It does this through an impressive array of artifacts—uniforms, powder horns, various weapons and a diary—that personalize these important battles.

From The Wall Street Journal

The theft also resulted in the loss of dozens of objects, some three centuries old, including a prayer book, a powder horn and antique guns and swords.

From New York Times

His gun was on his shoulder, his hatchet and powder horn hung at his side, and his tall boots made great tracks in the soft snow.

From Literature

Oh, those troops were impressive-looking with all those belts and buckles and powder horns and bayonets and so forth dangling about their red uniforms.

From Literature

Displays will include churning butter, grinding corn, baking ash cakes, carving on powder horns, carding and spinning and other pioneer skills.

From Washington Times