A Southern combination

[smorrison]

Here's a picture of my new Southwest Virginia shooting pouch made by Jeff Bibb along with my first attempt at a Southern horn. The horn is a hybrid, having both Virginia and North Carolina elements. It measures about 10 inches along the outside curve and has a single applied ring. The beehive base plug is plum, and the "bugle" style tip is a two piece applied antler. The collar is Pennsylvania White Tail and the tip is Eastern Oregon Mule Deer. I stained the body of the horn with RIT, Sunshine Yellow with a pinch or two of Scarlet and a touch of Black. It was then rubbed with dark Walnut stain. The rear strap attachment is a small brass drawer pull.

I can't say enough about the pouch that Jeff made for me.  It's a long flap goat skin pouch with a fringed welt.  The flap is lined with deer skin and the interior of the pouch is lined with linen.  It is a fantastic pouch and I couldn't be happier.  Thanks Jeff!





Scott

[A.Merrill]

    Nice job Keep it up.    AL

[wattlebuster]

Very nice Looks great

[JohnnyM]

Looks great!  Nice photos.

Regards,
Johnny

[Tim Crosby]

 Good looking set. Nice work on the horn.

 Tim C.

[smokinbuck]

Very nice.
Mark

[smorrison]

Thanks all.  I haven't decided yet whether to keep the horn with the bag as I'm my own worst critic.  I have some other southern horns in the works and will decide then...

Scott

[Jefferson58]

Scott:

Thanks for the nice comments about the bag. I am glad you like it. The set looks really good with your horn.

Jeff

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Really nice workmanship....and superlative photograph.

[Flinter]

You build some great bags Jeff.

Nice horn Scott. Do you have a wood lathe to turn the base plugs?


Mike

[smorrison]

Thanks Flinter.  I turned the base plug, the antler tips and the ring on my wood lathe.

Scott

[Top Jaw]

Scott

That is a nice set.  I love Jeffs Bags also.  Only thing I might do if it was mine is turn the horn around the other way, as I wear my bag and horn on the right side, and that horn would lay closer to the body on the right side.  If you wear your bag on the left, then as is, or make yourself another left sided horn and sell that righty. 

You may find out over time as you wear it that you want to shorten the straps slightly on the horn to make it ride a little higher and tighter.  Thats what I did on my combo, to prevent the horn moving too much when I wore it hunting.  Great set of accoutrements!

Top Jaw

[Carper]

Very nice outfit.  If it is southwestern Virginia bag and horns that you like, I would be glad to send you some pictures of a rig from around Tazewell, Va. Both the horn and its bag dated 1840. The bag has a larger than one would guess knife scabbard attached to the back. If I recall the horn is rather large with a bone tip but without any of the  bands  of course. You could make you a copy just like being in a time machine.    Johnny

[smorrison]

Top Jaw,
The bag is made to wear on the left side.  I haven't decided yet if I want to keep this horn with the bag, which is why it currently rides low.  I just did a temporary attachment.  It may not look it in the photo, but that is a left side horn and actually rides nicely with the bag.

Scott

[smorrison]

Johnny,
Yes I would be glad to get pictures of the outfit you mentioned.  I sent you a PM.

Scott

[art riser]

Johnny,

Could you post pictures of your bag here?

Art

[Carper]

Art:  I never learned how to post pictures on the forum. I had a bunch of horns from around south west virginia but hardly a one was special. I dont have the bag and horn here now but I do have lots of photos of it as well some other items from a gunmaking family since 1700's here. The" silver squirrel" about the fanciest south western va sqirrel rifle you could imagine from pre civil war. I put this all into a little book.  If you want to see it, I would be glad to send you copy just send me your address.  Johnny Walker