Horn buttons instead of silver?

[Tony]

Memory like a sieve me.

I had already bookmarked Ted's invaluable post - here!

[puffer]

Bump...

Anyone have any good links for the purchase of horn or imitation horn buttons? My searches keep coming up with Indian/Chinese wholesalers....

Actually, horn buttons are VERY readily Avail.

NOTE - You might also think "black" horn instead of Natural, for your "dress Jacket

Imitation = Most "Craft Store" outlets

REAL = Many Muzzle loading Traders & Sutlers Here is a GOOD one - http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchan...de=520-600-000

Here is a site you can "peruse" - http://www.coon-n-crockett.org/linklist.htm

Puffer

[Tony]

Actually, horn buttons a VERY readily Avail.

NOTE - You might also think "black" horn instead of Natural, for you "dress Jacket

Imitation = Most "Craft Store" outlets

REAL = Many Muzzle loading Traders & Sutlers Here is a GOOD one - http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchan...de=520-600-000

Here is a site you can "peruse" - http://www.coon-n-crockett.org/linklist.htm

Puffer

Thanks Mr P.
Wait a sec - "Craft Store outlets"..... You mean I could walk into a store and peruse in person rather than attempt to figure out size and colour on a screen?????
I'm so far gone into the interwebs I didn't even think of that...
(and I'm not even being sarcastic)

[vmac3205]

Thanks Mr P.
Wait a sec - "Craft Store outlets"..... You mean I could walk into a store and peruse in person rather than attempt to figure out size and colour on a screen?????
I'm so far gone into the interwebs I didn't even think of that...
(and I'm not even being sarcastic)

Buying something retail in a real store? Oh, c'mon. No one does that anymore. What a concept!!

[ChattanCat]

HighlandXpress has some horn buttons: Horn Buttons
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

[Howard Clark]

I made some from the surface of nicely textured elk antler I got from Squeaky McMurdo instead of using cross section cuts, they are more trouble, but worth it I think, in the nicer look. If I can teach my kids to do it they may become available ? Probably not quite as inexpensive as some of the links though. Thanks for the great links, Puffer !

I really like antler buttons. Horn comes in a multitude of colours as well, if one wants to look. Of course silver is nice too, but expensive. The chrome ones are kind of bright for my taste.

[Buckskin]

I've seen several jackets out of the 30s & 40s with Brown leather "Football" buttons. I'm getting a conversion done on a Brown Harris tweed and am going with these buttons. Also doing the blue Harris Tweed, this one with the horn buttons.