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!

May 1, 2016

Case for a Folder



This is a cut steel folding knife that a customer had sent to me from maker Ben Hoffman of Hoffman Reproductions. Ben is one of the best at what he does. The customer wanted a leather case to carry the folder in and requested the sun motif tooled on the case. This is the finished product.