Members The Farmers Daughter Posted June 22, 2011 Members Report Posted June 22, 2011 Anyone know? Quote "Look back on our struggle for freedom, Trace our present day's strength to it's source; And you'll find that man's pathway to glory Is strewn with the bones of a horse"
Moderator bruce johnson Posted June 22, 2011 Moderator Report Posted June 22, 2011 The belly on the pelican horn will keep a rope low on the horn neck. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members The Farmers Daughter Posted June 22, 2011 Author Members Report Posted June 22, 2011 The belly on the pelican horn will keep a rope low on the horn neck. Does the flat, wide cap serve a purpose? Quote "Look back on our struggle for freedom, Trace our present day's strength to it's source; And you'll find that man's pathway to glory Is strewn with the bones of a horse"
Members oldtimer Posted June 22, 2011 Members Report Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) I think the Pelican horn is an offspring of the old time mexican gourd horns that was the fashion of the early 1800:s. There are variations of the gourd horns with more or less flat tops. http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=antique+mexican+saddle+&_cqr=true&_nkwusc=anticue+mexican+saddle&_rdc=1 A pic of a reproduction of an old saddle tree from South west : I think this is the ancestor to the pelican horn, just cut off a slice of wood and you have the pelican. My believe is that the flat area of the horn is plain cosmetics. My two cents / Knut Edited June 22, 2011 by oldtimer Quote "The gun fight at the O.K. corral was actually started by two saddlemakers sitting around a bottle of whiskey talking about saddle fitting"...
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