Reference for Kelim 11:7

קֶרֶן עֲגֻלָּה, טְמֵאָה. וּפְשׁוּטָה, טְהוֹרָה. אִם הָיְתָה מְצֻפִּית שֶׁלָּהּ שֶׁל מַתֶּכֶת, טְמֵאָה. הַקַּב שֶׁלָּהּ, רַבִּי טַרְפוֹן מְטַמֵּא, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִין. וּבִשְׁעַת חִבּוּרָן, הַכֹּל טָמֵא. כַּיּוֹצֵא בוֹ, קְנֵי מְנוֹרָה, טְהוֹרִין. הַפֶּרַח וְהַבָּסִיס, טְמֵאִים. וּבִשְׁעַת חִבּוּרָן, הַכֹּל טָמֵא:

A curved horn is susceptible to impurity but a straight one is not susceptible to impurity. If its mouthpiece was covered with metal it is impure. If its broad side [is covered with metal]: Rabbi Tarfon says it is susceptible to impurity, but the Sages say it is not susceptible to impurity. When they are joined together it is all susceptible to impurity. Similarly: the branches of a candlestick are not susceptible to impurity, but the cups and the base are susceptible to impurity. When they are joined together it is all susceptible to impurity.

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