Personal Property ID techniques I use

[Mad_Jack]

Protect your personal items. (guns horns pouches and other items. I use code decorations. On my horns I put single and double digit numbers into pictures, For map horns along the rivers, which I explain as depth or width markings. Start at the left edge of the map and work right moving up and down on the map, or tip to bung. Example 123-45-6789 placed as 12 3 45 6 78 9 or code as lettering as a makers signature or number around the bung end, your name Wm. Abraham gets listed as 23,13/1.2.18.1.8.1.13, You can make a design and place it into the work. If a horn is taken, the perp isn't going to rescrape it and rescrim it. For guns you can use permanent marking pens and put some ID markings in the barrel channel or scratched on the bottom of the barrel. I also put a return address label on the wood under the butt plate. I also engrave using the same techniques as the scrimshaw. You can find someway to mark your personal property for identification. I also use these methods on modern equipment.