The head on this club is not made from wood. It does not use a horn on the sole and no wood grain is visible anywhere. Instead, the head is made from vulcanite, which is what Thomas Johnston used to make the long nose clubs he patented in 1876. The lead on the back of the head is also formed in the same, distinctive manner as the lead on the Thomas Johnston vulcanite driver pictured in The Clubmakers Art Second Edition, V1 page 93. 

The clubhead is in excellent condition. The 43” greenheart shaft is quite slender, much like you'd find on a feather ball wood.  The “Forgan & Son St. Andrews” shaft stamp is partially covered by what appears to be the original sheepskin leather grip. The stamp tells us the shaft was made no earlier than 1883, as that is when Robert Forgan made his son Thomas Berwick Forgan a partner in his clubmaking business, renaming it "R Forgan & Son." Johnston patented his vulcanite club in 1876, and they were typically marked with his name and patent info. Hence, the shaft is likely a replacement used to reshaft an early Johnston vulcanite driver, made before he began to mark them with his name and patent info.

The sole of this club does not use a horn but shows wear with one chip. Still, this is rather inconsequential to the presentation of the club, which is outstanding.

The head measures: 5 3/4" in length, 1 7/8 width,  1" depth.  Note that the Johnston driver in TCA2 also has a 1" face depth.  This is a great club with a beautiful face/neck profile!