Leather Shot Bags & Accouterments for the French & Indian War.

Leather Shot Bags & Accouterments for the French & Indian War.
Welcome to my Blog! My name is Darrel Lang and I specialize in the Replication of Leather shot bags & Accouterments made in the colonies by the harness and saddle maker of the18th century. All items are hand sewn using waxed linen thread, dyed, then treated with neatsfoot oil & bee’s wax. The leather used is of veg. tanned cow hide 2-3 or 4-5 oz. weight. Other materials used are pig skin, period correct linens for the 18th century and iron or brass buckles. Please take a look at what I have to offer. Thank you!

November 26, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving

I would like to take this time to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

November 18, 2013

Little something different


I made up these two belt bags using the same pattern but, adding some simple tooling to one and stitching to the other.

On this bag I tried something a little different, I did some stitching on the flap.The stitching is of a old  Pennsylvania German Fraktur Style, and is done in a saddle stitch with waxed linen thread.

 Both bags are made from 3oz. veg. tanned leather, hand sewn with waxed linen thread, dyed dark brown and treated with neet-foot oil and bee's wax.
Bag size is 5" wide x 5 3/4" deep will take up to a 3" wide belt, Inside pocket added to the first bag and no inside pocket in the second.

November 14, 2013

Opening Day

Tomorrow Nov 15th is Michigan opening day of deer season with a firearm. I would like to take this time to wish everyone, "Good Luck & Safe Hunting"


Below I have posted a poem on what it's like to be at deer camp on opening day.
It’s called ‘Palace in the Poplar,’ and, as far as I can tell, its author is unknown. Here it is: