Man has long used mineral pigment dyes as a means of coloring goods made from various animal proteins. In addition to being decorative, the mineral pigment dyes also provide varying degrees of protection against attack by insects or bacteria.
A West Virginia native residing where his founding ancestors lived in 1740, Mike has been making powder horns for more than fifteen years and doing quill work for the last six years.
A retail site for flintlock firearms, powder horns, primitive knives, leather goods and many other early American items of interest to the reenactor or living historian.