Need information on Saddle Bags

[Dwight]

For the last couple of years . . . been telling myself I'm gonna make me a set of saddle bags . . . horse and rider type saddlebags . .  . not the Harley kind.

Every place I look . . . patterns and all . . . they are almost the size of a woman's small purse . . . 

On the western's on TV . . .  they seem to be a lot bigger.

The question I'm asking . . . what are the largest set you've seen or made . . . height / width / depth.

I'm looking to replace my AWOL bag from the Navy . . . and I thought that might work . . . 

Thanks for whatever help you can toss my way.

May God bless,

Dwight

[AlZilla]

These look like horse saddle bags to me. Just something that showed up in my utube notifications. 

 

 

[TonyV]

Yeah, that's the vid I was thinking of.  Or, just upsize the purse-size pattern to your liking.

[oddball]

https://tandyleather.com/blogs/leathercraft-library/1917-saddle-bag-pattern-pack?_pos=1&_psq=1917&_ss=e&_v=1.0

[ClaimedVacancy]

@Dwight Looks like I might have inspired ya huh?  

So the size of the one I posted is 16” long, 11” tall, and 4” deep. Only problem is that it’s not an available template since I had to create it. 
This book https://archive.org/details/leatherworkingha0000mich/page/128/mode/2up by Valerie Michael has a template in the advanced section that is close to the same size if that interests you. And with the online archive you can just borrow the book versus buying it. 
 

If you would rather the Swiss type, you can get one for $50 and take it apart to create your own, or! Just use it as is. This is BY FAR the best price for these bags. Most still have a ton of life left in them too. I’ve purchase from Teskey for years, and they are just down the road from me. 
https://teskeys.com/collections/salebarn-tack/products/used-vintage-german-leather-saddle-bag-copy-3