An 18th-century gunpowder container made from an oxen horn has been returned to the Detroit-area museum it was stolen from more than 60 years ago. Recently recovered by the FBI, the Nowlin Powder ...

The artifact, a powder horn on loan from the Detroit Historical Society, went missing in 1952 just before the opening of an exhibit titled "Saga of a Settler." The powder horn, which was recovered ...

Not only were powder horns often ornately decorated, they were a must-have for any 18th century soldier. As the name suggests, soldiers would use the horn from a bull or oxen to store the gun ...

But Burke said colonial Americans weren’t the only people using powder horns; Native Americans made many of the horns and adorned them with brass tacks to make them more visually appealing.

The decorative artistry and intricate carvings on this Revolutionary War powder horn aren’t the only things that make it special. The horn was owned by African-American soldier Gershom Prince ...