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New Holster: 1805 Harpers Ferry Flintlock Pistol.

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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.

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that is a cool design indeed. 

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dang, boye, that is nice. Very clever way to get around the flintlock

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15 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

that is a cool design indeed. 

Thank you very much sir.  It was difficult finding the right balance of retention and not have it flopping around, with the exposed lock.  

 

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7 minutes ago, fredk said:

dang, boye, that is nice. Very clever way to get around the flintlock

Thanks Fred!!  The welt gives it a lot of needed structure with the cut out for the lock.  That took some playing around with.

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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

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22 minutes ago, 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

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.

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Beautiful Holster:thumbsup: Is it a St. Paddies Day Special?:cheers:

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Nice work, you pic are outstanding, we are able to see lots of details that you have done. Thanks for sharing

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4 minutes ago, Bawarrior said:

Nice work, you pic are outstanding, we are able to see lots of details that you have done. Thanks for sharing

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.    

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very nice work on it 

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28 minutes ago, drjekyll76 said:

very nice work on it 

Thank you very much!

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19 minutes ago, AlexOstacchini said:

Love the colour on this, and also ditto about the neat design around the lock

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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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!!!

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1 hour ago, 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!!!

Thank you sir, I appreciate that.

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That looks REALLY sharp!  Well done!

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That looks awesome! That dragon scale pattern would be great for a dragoon unit!

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

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1 hour ago, BigBore said:

That looks REALLY sharp!  Well done!

Thank you very much!

1 hour ago, ArkieNewbie said:

That looks awesome! That dragon scale pattern would be great for a dragoon unit!

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.

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Very nice adaption to an old problem. nice work!

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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.

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

 

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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!

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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?

 

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