Members Littlef Posted March 26, 2023 Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 Here's my latest Attempt. I feel like. bit by bit. I'm refining my process. But I also feel like for every issue I resolve, I make different mistakes. This will be pretty fun to carry at the range. Let me know what you think. Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted March 26, 2023 CFM Report Posted March 26, 2023 that is a cool design indeed. Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted March 26, 2023 Contributing Member Report Posted March 26, 2023 dang, boye, that is nice. Very clever way to get around the flintlock Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 26, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 7:31 PM, chuck123wapati said: that is a cool design indeed. Expand Thank you very much sir. It was difficult finding the right balance of retention and not have it flopping around, with the exposed lock. Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 26, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 7:43 PM, fredk said: dang, boye, that is nice. Very clever way to get around the flintlock Expand Thanks Fred!! The welt gives it a lot of needed structure with the cut out for the lock. That took some playing around with. Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted March 26, 2023 Contributing Member Report Posted March 26, 2023 I've been reading up on early guns; Its hard to believe that these pistols, with barrels up to around 14 inches, were 'pocket pistols' Your belt holster would have been really appreciated back then Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 26, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 8:43 PM, fredk said: I've been reading up on early guns; Its hard to believe that these pistols, with barrels up to around 14 inches, were 'pocket pistols' Your belt holster would have been really appreciated back then Expand yea, the 1805 HF was primarily a Horse pistol, issued to dragoons, and later Cavalry. It was also issued to the navy, where is probably remained in an arms locker the majority of the time. But... its definitely a boat anchor once you have it on your person. Same would be the case for any arms of the time. Lots of steel. Quote
Members Bert03241 Posted March 26, 2023 Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 Beautiful Holster Is it a St. Paddies Day Special? Quote
Members Bawarrior Posted March 26, 2023 Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 Nice work, you pic are outstanding, we are able to see lots of details that you have done. Thanks for sharing Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 26, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 10:18 PM, Bawarrior said: Nice work, you pic are outstanding, we are able to see lots of details that you have done. Thanks for sharing Expand 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. Quote
Members drjekyll76 Posted March 26, 2023 Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 very nice work on it Quote
Members AlexOstacchini Posted March 26, 2023 Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 Love the colour on this, and also ditto about the neat design around the lock Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 26, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 10:27 PM, drjekyll76 said: very nice work on it Expand Thank you very much! Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 26, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 10:41 PM, AlexOstacchini said: Love the colour on this, and also ditto about the neat design around the lock Expand 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. Quote
Members PastorBob Posted March 27, 2023 Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 Great job and great pics to show the level of detail you went through to get the final product. I almost enjoy making patterns for new items as i do making the actual project. Thanks for sharing!!! Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 27, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 11:06 AM, PastorBob said: Great job and great pics to show the level of detail you went through to get the final product. I almost enjoy making patterns for new items as i do making the actual project. Thanks for sharing!!! Expand Thank you sir, I appreciate that. Quote
Members BigBore Posted March 27, 2023 Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 That looks REALLY sharp! Well done! Quote
Members ArkieNewbie Posted March 27, 2023 Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 That looks awesome! That dragon scale pattern would be great for a dragoon unit! Quote
Members Gezzer Posted March 27, 2023 Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 Definitely a head turner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 27, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 12:42 PM, BigBore said: That looks REALLY sharp! Well done! Expand Thank you very much! On 3/27/2023 at 1:27 PM, ArkieNewbie said: That looks awesome! That dragon scale pattern would be great for a dragoon unit! Expand 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. Quote
Members Hags Posted March 27, 2023 Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 Very nice adaption to an old problem. nice work! Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 27, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 (edited) On 3/27/2023 at 1:33 PM, Gezzer said: Definitely a head turner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Expand Thank you, I'm looking forward to wearing it to the range to see people's reactions. Edited March 27, 2023 by Littlef Quote
Members DwightT Posted March 27, 2023 Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 Great design, awesome execution, and I love the dragon skin concept. All in all well done. Quote
Members Littlef Posted March 27, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 27, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 2:32 PM, Hags said: Very nice adaption to an old problem. nice work! Expand Thank you very much. On 3/27/2023 at 3:20 PM, DwightT said: Great design, awesome execution, and I love the dragon skin concept. All in all well done. Expand Thank you sir. I appreciate it! Quote
Members GrampaJoel Posted March 28, 2023 Members Report Posted March 28, 2023 That is one of the coolest holsters I have ever seen. The green helps. I am wondering. With the fit so tight, does the front sight snag? When the pistol is removed? Quote
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