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Love it! I want to attempt a leaf carving on a future holster. (when I build up some skills, ...and my nerve to do it.) May I ask what backgrounder you used? was that a round backgrounder?

That looks amazing.

I pulled that right off the leather crafters and sadlers website, which is where I bought mine.

Hand of God Rig G2 Holster Pattern Pack – Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal (leathercraftersjournal.com)

I made a concho and silver soldered a Chicago screw on the back. After I did that, the screw was bit too long. I just took a hand file, and filed down the screw and the post till I got the right length. I was concerned it might mess up the threads but they worked fine. You might be able to just take a file to it, and shorten it a bit.

Thank you very much, I agree. - Its actually an Army Tan bonded nylon. But, against the green, it certainly looks white and not tan.

I concur.

fair enough, I'll concede to your expertise. I gotta get back to work, lol.

Actually a Dragoon was dismounted infantry. Over time the dragoon role evolved into just the cavalry.

Thanks Chuck!. Absolutely, I agree with the idea that any flintlock it highly susceptible to moisture, but at some point, it would need to be carried into battle. A Dragoon would have had a long arm, a saber, as well as a pistol. It does seem odd that at this point in history, there didn't appear to be any type of holster used, once the dragoon dismounts from his horse.

The 1805 was issued to Dragoons, by the war of 1812. (and probably before.) Although they were considered horse pistols, carried in some sort of saddle scabbard. I could not find a photograph of one, aside from a Pirates of the Caribbean type movie creation. I couldn't even find an example from a museum. Once a dragoon dismounted, I'm not exactly sure how they were officially to be carried. I actually tried to find historical photos of how they would be carried on a battlefield... or while on a naval ship, and I found nothing. I find it hard to believe that military doctrine of the time would have a soldier just tuck a pistol through their belt, or put it in a coat pocket, or in a haversack, etc. Maybe the flintlock pistol was such an afterthought, that's really how it was done. Thus, I came up with this anachronism, based on much later Western Holsters of the late 1800's. -A very long winded response to say, yes, it would have been a real advantage to have a way to securely carry one.

I had to go back and relooked at the photos. The sight is brass, and it’s against a tan burlap background so it kinda just blends in to the background.

It absolutely has a front sight, and its a large sight. You can see it in the main photos of the original post.

Thank you very much. That means a lot. This is the third holster I've made. I spent a lot of time trying to work out the pattern to fit good, and not be sloppy with the large cut out for the lock. It does drag a bit, but once you clear the wood, there's room for the sight. Now - ramrod tip is flared so it'll cover a .58 caliber roundball. That's a big flare. The ram rod catch almost every time, unless I pull it real slow and finagle it.

I know union jacks on Etsy has a nice looking Schofield pattern for download for like 15-20 bucks. Schofield Holster Digital PDF Patterns for You to Make - Etsy

Nice, thanks. I'm gonna have to pick a couple of those up!

wow, that is really cool. I'm impressed.

Thank you very much. Thank you sir. I appreciate it!

Thank you, I'm looking forward to wearing it to the range to see people's reactions.

Thank you very much! Thanks! - that's funny.... that was actually my thought process, on why the scale pattern was appropriate. .. and it was just something unique and new to try.

Thank you sir, I appreciate that.

Thanks Alex. I was a little nervous going with green, but I wanted to try something different. I started out with Kelly green, and I subdued it adding black and a little bit of Mahagony dye.

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Thank you very much!

Thank you very much. I take my photos with a 50mm Macro lens, and I shoot from a tripod. I find stuff in the photos that I didn't even see when I was making it, lol.