The horn is 15"o/a with a brownish-green color and a really great patina. It is period inscribed "Kimbel Woods Horn 1758" and even retains it’s orig.stopper. Kimble Woods(note the spelling variance which was common at this time) was a "Minuteman" in Col. Doolittles Regt. from Athol, Mass. and responded to the "Lexington Alarm" which would have put him at Concord and the on going battle all the way back to Boston. He was also involved in the "Battle of Bennington". According to the archives records in the State House In Boston Kimbel Woods was one of 156 Athol men who went on to serve in the Continental Army. Unfortunetly , the French & Indian War records are pretty sparse and I haven’t been able to find anything on him yet. We do know that men from Athol Mass. did participate in the Battles of Fort Ticondoroga and Crown Point. Seeing as the horn is dated 1758 , I think it’s safe to assume that one of those battles is where he inscribed his horn. A really great and quite Historic Powder Horn.
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