The linen hunting bag could be in
the Appalachian Mountains, especially the Southern Mountains. This breathable fabric style bag was the
precursor to the canvas web gear that served our military in two World
Wars. The light weight fabric bag works
very well as long as you avoid a lot of loose pointy things in the contents.
This linen bag with leather flap
is nicely crafted by noted leather worker Andrew Verdon. This bag is very well made with a hand
crafted copper button and a full pillow ticking lining. The leather strap has a brass buckle and a
nice sized sheath for a knife is sewn on the back. As you can see in the photos the sheath had
no trouble accommodating my grandson’s 5 1/2 bladed knife and rawhide
liner. The knife is NOT part of this
rig.
The sewing is first
rate and the construction techniques and materials are historically
correct. This is a chance to own a fine
fabric bag in Southern style for shooting or for possibles.
Andrew Verdon is a member of the
Tennessee Trail Riders and has an interesting web page.
Andrew Verdon’s contact
information is:
Text and photos by Heinz Ahlers
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