Made a new bag for the .62 cal smoothbore flintlock I picked up this summer. Either that or I love making custom leather purses for myself.
This bag is lined with pillow ticking that I died red. I did a ticking wrap around the raw edges of the flap and the opening of the bag. That took huge amounts of time to do, but makes the bag look much nicer.
The bag is basically shaped like the body of a guitar. Then a second piece the shape and size of the lower half is added.
Now for the interior view:
Brown wool material lines the interior of the flap closure. There is a small pocket sewn against the backside of the pillow ticking liner. A small tab with a button closure helps keep small items from being lost in the depths of the bag. Detail of small pocket below:
And lastly, a detail photo of the antler button closure. A thong attached underneath the bag wraps twice around the button to secure the flap nice and tight. With the high degree of overlap, this is a very secure bag to carry. No worries of stuff falling out. Especially if the bag is worn "high and tight" up under the upper arm and against the ribs where it belongs. Down around the hip bounces it around and it just gets in the way all the time.
