New Holster: 1805 Harpers Ferry Flintlock Pistol.

[Hags]

Very nice adaption to an old problem. nice work!

[Littlef]

1 hour ago, Gezzer said:

Definitely a head turner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

Edited March 27, 2023 by Littlef

[DwightT]

Great design, awesome execution, and I love the dragon skin concept.  All in all well done.

 

[Littlef]

3 hours ago, Hags said:

Very nice adaption to an old problem. nice work!

Thank you very much.

2 hours ago, DwightT said:

Great design, awesome execution, and I love the dragon skin concept.  All in all well done.

 

Thank you sir.  I appreciate it!

[GrampaJoel]

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?

 

[DwightT]

18 minutes ago, GrampaJoel said:

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?

Um,  what front sight? I'm not really a gun person,  but I don't think the flintlock has a front sight.

 

Edited March 28, 2023 by DwightT

[Littlef]

7 minutes ago, GrampaJoel said:

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?

 

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.  

[Littlef]

4 minutes ago, DwightT said:

I'm,  what front sight? I'm not really a gun person,  but I don't think the flintlock has a front sight.

 

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

[DwightT]

2 minutes ago, Littlef said:

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

Well like I said I'm not really a gun person,  and maybe I'm just totally blind,  but I'm just not seeing it. All I see is a smooth barrel.  It's probably just my ignorance about the components of guns.

[Littlef]

40 minutes ago, DwightT said:

Well like I said I'm not really a gun person,  and maybe I'm just totally blind,  but I'm just not seeing it. All I see is a smooth barrel.  It's probably just my ignorance about the components of guns.

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.