Well...I think on typical American hunting bags its kinda rare...but definitely not non-existant...lots of documented tooled examples exist, and I would have to guess that lots of laced ones do too, though lacing seems to be much less documented at this point.
can you post a photo of what you have made? I guess the technique and tooling style you incorporated will have more to say about it being truly representative of a mid 19th century laced and tooled pouch than the mere fact that you used tooling and lacing...hope that helps clarify it some anyhow...
TC
