Constructed of 100% real cattle horn this authentic piece will be a great addition to your collection or to use in re-enactments. Blowing horns have been used to communicate in long distances, signaling battle commands, hunting, and to summon people to meetings or festivals. The Battle Sound Cattle Blowing Horn is hand polished with brass accents, black nylon cord, and scalloped cut edges. The horn carved mouth piece creates a high pitched party whistle sound when blown into. This is truly a unique piece to have to treasure. Please note that the horn is a natural item. There will be polish marks. The length will be depending on the curvature of the horn and the color will differ. The horn may not look exactly like the picture. The variations in their shapes and colors can only be made by nature; thus a horn may have natural blemishes which will not affect its functionality but does verify its authenticity.