Showing posts with label Clifton Hicks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clifton Hicks. Show all posts

Friday, December 4, 2020

No: 184 (with horn and accoutrements)

No. 184; black woodchuck hide, bark tanned deer hide, vegetable tanned cowhide, antique buckle, antique bone button.  Powder horn by Billy Griner; knife by Daniel Casey; primer horn by Orville Mumma; roundball tube, knife sheath, hemp cord with pan whisk and vent pick by Clifton Hicks.  Flint wallet, river cane powder measure, and ball starter by Eric Ewing. Buckeye for good luck from Paul Fennewald of Missouri.
















Photos by Shannon Greer.

Monday, August 21, 2017

#141 - Pouch & Horn set for Joe Mills

No. 141; Pouch & Horn set commissioned by maker Joe Mills.  Alum-tanned woodchuck, antique overshot coverlet remnants, cowhide strap, antique buckle, steel rings, brass vent pick.  Antique powder horn with copper repair.  Accoutrement rings, antler powder measure, and ball block made by Clifton Hicks.


















Monday, July 18, 2016

#106 - Pouch and horn set for Jim Kibler

This set was commissioned by flintlock rifle maker Jim Kibler to accompany his Southern Mountain Rifle Kit gun.

Materials used in the construction of the pouch include antique coverlet, bark-tanned deer hide, alum-tanned woodchuck hide, hemp and linen fabric, brain-tanned deer, a forged steel ring, and an antique buckle.

The powder horn with squirrel hide repair was made by Matthew Fennewald.

The braided hemp cord and pan whisk was made by Robyn Latham.

The patch knife was made by Clifton Hicks.

Additional materials include a barktan and rawhide knife sheath, a brass powder measure, and a brass vent pick.

Information about Jim Kibler's southern mountain longrifle kit can be found here: http://www.jimkibler.net/kit-gun.html