Double ball or shot bag

This is a copy of a ball or shot pouch with two compartments as seen in Karl Z Smith's "Gettin' The Lead Out".  The author states that the pouch has a South Carolina origin.   A wide combination of lead projectiles can be stored in this pouch.  I made the bag out of vegetable tanned pigskin.  The turned antler spout was made by Orville Mumma which I aged slightly.

 

Kidney shape bag #3

This pouch is made from cowhide.  The flap has a rolled pigskin binding and a ticking lining. There is an inside pocket on the back.

Open-top Pouch #2

Open top pouch made from tin-clothed hemp (interior lined with linen) and pigskin. Cowhide strap adjusts with antique bone buttons and is tied to the bag with hemp rope as is the powder horn made by Pete Hutton.  A copper vent pick and cane measure are attached to the bag.  There is a small hanging pocket stitched into the pigskin along the inside top.

Hemp bag

This pouch is made from cowhide and tin-clothed hemp fabric.  The strap adjusts with a pair of antique bone buttons.  The powder horn shown in several of the photos was made by Tim Crosby and has a pine base plug.  It is hung with hemp rope.

 

Heart shaped ticking pouch

This heart shaped pouch is made from a combination of materials including cowhide, pigskin, tin-clothed pillow ticking, homespun fabric, and a strap made by Kris Polizzi.

Pouch with Mark Ewing banded horn

This bag/horn set is a collaboration between myself and horner Mark Ewing.  The pouch is made from cowhide and pigskin and has fringed welts and a hemp lined flap.  The strap was made by Kris Polizzi and adjusts with a steel buckle forged by William Bisher of Black Turtle Forge.  The banded Carolina powder horn has a black walnut plug and an applied antler tip.