Muzzleloader Lock Covers

[dhaverstick]

A friend of mine asked me to make him a cow's knee (lock cover) for his percussion cap rifle. I am an engineer by trade so I used some 3D modeling software at my disposal to come up with a design. But before I made his, I thought I had better try out the design on one of my flintlock guns. Below is the 3D model I made for my lock cover. My wife always says that the computer model looks better than the finished product. You just can't please some people!

Here is the finished product. I don't think it looks too bad and it does what it is supposed to do, keep my lock dry.

After proving out the design, I made my friend, Brian, his lock cover. I was amazed that it actually fit as well as it did considering that all the design measurements were taken from some photos he sent me. The strap could have been a little longer but it looks like it's gonna work.

The covers were made out of oil-tanned cowhide and trimmed with deer. I carved the buttons out of deer antler and everything was sewn by hand using artificial sinew.

Darren

[Grumpy Coyote]

Terrific! Great edge. Just primitive enough to look awesome, and still look properly designed. Very cool.