Whats in the bag?

A peek into my hunting pouch...

 

Groundhog pouch and antique horn 

 

 

 

Effigy ball pouch

 

Small cloth bag with a few flints, some ball patching, turnscrew by Keith Gibson, tow worm by Roy Stroh, feather, wiping cloth, and a buckeye for good luck.

 

Small coverlet bag with a striker by Keith Gibson, a large flint, and some tow

Antique table knife with a bark-tan sheath, small priming horn by Harris Maupin, cane measure by Art Riser, and brass wire vent pick

 

 

#81-Groundhog bag with antique horn

I made this hunting pouch from a local garden thief that I case-skinned and alum-tanned at home.  There is a heart-shaped repair on the front where I got a little overzealous scraping the belly part of the hide.  The horn is an antique, and Jim Webb may have made the stopper (he couldn't recall upon seeing it, but thought he very well may have).  The cane measure was made by Art Riser.  There is also a brass wire vent pick and an antique table knife with a bark-tanned sheath.

 

 

#78-Bark tan, heart shape

Heart shaped pouch made from bark-tanned deer with cowhide strap, forged steel buckle.

Small barktan pouch with horn and accoutrements

This is simple bark-tan deer hide pouch of two-piece construction.  The strap is made from cowhide and has a hand-forged steel buckle.  Along with the powder horn, there is a copper wire vent pic and a brass powder measure attached to the pouch.

Pair of simple leather shot pouches

This is a pair of simple cowhide shot pouches.  One is a square shape, the other heart shaped. Each was inspired by bags from Madison Grant's "The Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch".  Both were aged significantly and have straps adjusted by an antique bone button.  The square pouch is being offered as a raffle prize at the 18th Annual Shandaken Primitive Biathlon http://www.shandakenprimitivebiathlon.net/.

Open top pouch #3

Open top pouch made from tin-clothed, homespun-pattern fabric and pigskin with an antique bone button for closure.  There is a small hanging pocket stitched to the interior top. The cowhide strap is adjusted with a small antique metal button.  The horn was made by Tim Crosby.  A twist of copper wire is hung from the pouch as a vent pick.