Who would of thought that a plain rifleman's military style bag could amount to so much work. I think I actually have more time in this horn and bag set than any other bag I have made.
I used the Rifle Shoppe drawing to build this bag. The drawing was full size and included dimensions for all the rings and hooks and other hardware.
The horn attachment swivels are of my own design since I could not find any documentation on how the horn was attached. A flask was used in later years but I wanted something appropriate for my 1803.
The main body of the bag was made from 3 oz cow hide dyed with vinegaroon. Once the vinegaroon dried, I applied oil until I had a consistent black color.
The buff leather straps were made with an 8 oz cow hide belt blank and my block plane to skive the flesh side down to the suede. The buff center divider is also a piece of 8 oz leather that I skived with my block plane.
I am looking forward to this bag and horn set complementing my recently completed 1803 Harpers Ferry rifle
David
