I recently took delivery of a gorgeous shooting pouch for my Ohio-style caplock rifle. The pouch was made by none other than T.C. Albert. I worked closely with him in choosing the features for the pouch, which was inspired by a mid-19th century original that can be found in the book
The Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch by Madison Grant. Mr. Albert details the construction of this pouch in his recent thread titled “Building a Hunting Pouch”. Here is this beautiful pouch alongside my rifle and a powder horn I came across:
It is of outstanding construction throughout, with a wonderful character. It features an internal pocket that I am using to contain a hank of tow fibers for cleaning, plus a gun worm, ball screw, and nipple prick. The knife sheath on the strap is impressed with the pattern inspired by the one on the flap of the original pouch, which carries an original antique knife. Here is the pouch up close with more contents:
It carries the ball bag, a starter based on an original, turnscrew, nipple wrench, cap magazine, and cap tin filled with grease for cleaning. The powder horn is an antique I recently refurbished and made a strap for. The only thing this kit is missing is a powder measure, which a forum member here is making for me based on original tin examples that could be found furnished with many rifles of the period.
Overall I absolutely love this pouch and T.C. Albert is to be commended as a noble and wonderful man who was a joy to work with every step of the way. Guys thanks so much for all your help and inspiration as I learn new things and meet new people everyday in this wonderful sport. Take care all!
-Smokey
