MikeRock

Boy, I didn't think it could get any better. I was wrong! Simply lovely..... lovely........ God bless

I was over at Springfield Leather's website, buying some sides and saw they have 'wallet interiors'. Wow...272 choices. https://www.springfieldleather.com/Interiors-Kits/Wallets-Interiors You might find what you wish in that selection. God bless

HK G3, nice assault rifle.

AB, just had the idea that one of those suture needles in a swivel knife type holder would let you 'flow' the hair lines very well. The triangular cutting surface would be below and behind the swivel point so some nice curves could be made quite easily. God bless

Photos, please Most of my tools are Gomph, not collecting, just got good deals. I have brass keeper molds and some long ones for bridle work. God bless

One of the Tandy library downloads ( I think) had something about putting in hair with a glovers needle. I just thought of something else entirely and looked at my suture kit. There are curved triangular needles that would do the 'hair' trick nicely. Go here and look at the third cutting needle down from the top. http://www.micromed.com/en-US/surgical-suture/suture-needle_needles/ In some kind of needle holder that would make awesome hair grooves as you could easily make a curved track. God bless

What are the bobbins for?

Thanks for the auction report. I got your PM, and many thanks. God bless.

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Who got the shuttles for the Landis #1's? I need a spare. God bless. Mike

Mark, That Gfeller site sure brings back memories. In the late sixties every geology student at the several mining colleges out west had at least one item made by 'Roy Gfeller--Casemaker--Polson, MT'. I had a Brunton tripod case and the field case with belt. Thanks, and God bless

Finally found a buckle at Steck's. Also a few dollars lighter in the wallet. Ten or more coffee table books on Colt's, Winchester's, leather worn by cowboys and lawmen, all used books.... slippery slope. I grew up with a Colt SAA and an 1866, so it's all fine and fun! Now to convince one of my horses that shooting next to her ear is okay. Got the feminine ear plugs for her and they work fine. The draft horses are even calmer....just stand there and look when we shoot. Dwight, still keep getting a 404 error when trying http://www.dwightsgunleather.com/ God bless

Australian lace maker..... you are right!! I'd gotten mine so long ago I forgot the name. They came out of an Amish harness shop in southern Wisconsin.

No one has mentioned the old cobblers lace maker. I have one and it works fine.. stole a photo off the net.

https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/catalog/item-detail/09-1050s-2-3/kipskin-leather-veg-tanned/pr_3804/cp_/shop-now/leather/veg-tan-natural/kipskin Same stuff with another name. I had to look up Napa and found it included calf skin as well as kid or lamb leather. God bless

No added color needed, in my opinion at least. The native yellow of the leather says all that needs saying. God bless

Morton's toe..... Now I know. My second toes are 3/8" longer than the great toes on both feet. It has caused me some grief with steel toed boots which I wear almost constantly. Now I have more to read!! God bless

Thanks Buzzard, There is a copy on flea bay for about half of what the 76 edition goes for, without the leather cover. God bless

Is the 1976 edition that much better than the 1951 edition?? God bless

I just measured my DeSantis and the slots are a scant 5/16" x 1-5/8". Both holsters are the same. God bless.

This is as close as I can get.

Sorry, I missed the part about the logo being on another, similar saddle. Yours must be a Georgia made one, very much pre 1970.

Thanks!!

Just let Duck Duck Go go to work. Fascinating, and to the point. Your saddle dates to 1970 or newer. My neighbor in Keystone, SD had a few of them, brand new in 1972. I thought that looked familiar! Here's the info from http://forums.horsecity.com/topic/47091886-old-bona-allen-info-and-help-please/ Bonaparte Allen began his saddlery in Buford, Georgia in 1873. When he died in the 1920's he left the company to his sons. Tandy Leather Co. bought the company in 1970 and moved it to Texas. I see by the maker's mark on the "frog" of the rear housing that your saddle was built in Fort Worth, so it's a 1970 model or newer. I have no idea of how Tandy's numbers run. Last I knew, Bona Allen is now owned by Foxwood Manufacturing of Olney, Illinois. Not sure when the company changed hands, but back in 1985 I was going to be a road man for TexTan (a subsidiary of Tandy) and they had a line of nice cowboy boots carrying the Bona Allen name. It was explained to me that they were no longer making the Bona Allen saddles but wanted to keep the name alive and under their ownership. As it turned out, I didn't take the job with TexTan. Sorry I can't be of much help.

You can also email the photos to yourself and save them. When you email it will ask what size, with various options. Works great for resizing to publish. On the round logo you show. Can you read the date? It says 'established 1878 (or 3)'...... I think the bottom word is 'service'. That saddle looks SO familiar, I have to go out to the shop and look at one in particular. Can you read the lettering in the middle? FS, FB??? God bless