Yard Sale finds: $3 for gun and $2 for horn!

[Alienson]

A couple of my prized pieces: From a central Texas yard sale this past summer at a ranch just south of Bastrop, Texas. They were cleaning out a great grandfather's long-stored stuff. I was the first one there that morning and couldn't believe my eyes or the prices! The pistol is an old cap-and-ball Remington from the Civil War era, and the horn, literally a horn and not a powder horn, is carved with the name "H.C. Cooke," and I assume to be a date, "8.1.17." Unfortunately, the family knew no details of either item. I contactedd the local historical folks, but they were not able to trace the name.

 

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[IAsoldier]

If it was me Ill restore the old gun and shoot it. Awesome find

 

[diggummup]

Although you posted in the right section, there is another section that gets more traffic here and is appropriate also. Nice finds btw! http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/board,193.0.html

 

[SeaninNH]

Could this be your H.C. Cooke?

From what I remember, the color bearers carried a horn or bugle.

http://history-sites.com/alcwmb/old-archive/archivefiles/5336.html