Early pouch

This is my interpretation of a pouch with characteristics that would be considered by most to be pre-19th century.  It has an internal divider that serves as a welt, and a brass buckle.  The pouch was stained with vinegar and rust.

 

 

Barktan shot pouch

This is a simple shot pouch made from bark-tanned deer hide, lined with linen canvas and pillow ticking.  It also has a barktan strap with a small metal buckle and a pocket stitched into the rear interior.  It measures 9 1/2" wide by 8" tall.

Large flap bag

This is a simple bag with a large flap inspired by southern-mountain style bags I've seen, both originals and contemporary examples. It is vegetable tan cowhide aged and dyed brown.  There is a hanging rear inside pocket and an iron buckle for adjustment.

Simple barktan pouch

This is a simple, lightweight pouch made from a single piece of bark-tanned deer hide. The strap is cowhide with an aged steel buckle.  A leather cord with a small section of antler tine serves as closure. It measures 8" tall by 7" wide and has a small pocket on the inside back.

Large decorated pigskin pouch

Large bag made from pig skin.  It has rolled bindings and a large gusset with fringed welts.  The flap is decorated with a hunter's star and the body is decorated with compass flowers and vines.  The strap is cowhide with an iron buckle. Inside, there is a hanging inside pocket. The flap is lined with ticking and the inside body is lined with artists' canvas.  It is about 9" x 9" and is very roomy.

 

 

Squirrel gun pouch

This pouch was made for gunmaker Jack Hansberry for use with a squirrel rifle.  The body is made of pigskin and the strap is cowhide.  The bag has a fringed welt, rolled bindings, ticking-lined flap and an interior pocket on the back wall. The flowers and vines design, burned into the leather, were inspired by paintings on the stock of a well-known trade gun from the 1760's made by John Bumford of London.  This bag was featured on the Contemporary Makers Blog (http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2013/06/hunting-pouch-by-eric-ewing-for.html).

 

 

Simple beavertail flap bag

Jim Webb's book provided the inspiration for these.  Here are a few different bags in this style I have made.  They differ slightly with respects to their body shape, pocket construction, and the finishes used on them.

 

This particular bag was featured in the Contemporary Makers Blog (http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2013/05/hunting-pouch-by-eric-ewing.html).  False repairs were added after applying a finish.

 

 

This is the same bag more or less, a little bit more refined, with no aging, and a slightly more rounded body.