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Author: | Cpl Smith [ Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:01 am ] |
Post subject: | Hicks Shotgun Case..and Pic request |
Ok....been wanting to tackle this one for awhile. Chris was working on Hicks' shotgun case for me after DC last year, and wasnt able to get the leather to start it before he passed....SO, Im gonna do it myself. I know pretty much how he made his, all I need is two things from you my brothers and sisters..... 1. Does anyone have any pics?? They can be of Chris' back showing his case, or it can be Hicks'.. 2. What type of leather should I use? Im thinking a cow hide....Chris' was a bit stiff, with a little flexibility. Derek |
Author: | Noble [ Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:17 pm ] |
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Top Grain. |
Author: | Bug Stomper [ Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:49 pm ] |
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You have a good eye! Nice captures! Cheers, Stefan |
Author: | PVB [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:19 pm ] | ||||||
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On the back of the interest thread, here's a few more pics, supplied I think by Mr Harry Harris, also including the replica one from Chris FNG Chulamanis. ![]() One pic shows other items of note, including the duct tape holding the knife sheath, lighter case and even I think one of the popguns, along with the cord/string/wire loop from the main belt to the welder.
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Author: | MattRendar [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:51 am ] |
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when i was in iraq i had a mossberg pistol grip shot gun on my back for door breaching . i was trying to construct or find a hicks equivalent to help with carrying it but never got one . wish i did , carrying it around was a pain in the ass ![]() |
Author: | PVB [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:43 pm ] |
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MattRendar wrote: when i was in iraq i had a mossberg pistol grip shot gun on my back for door breaching . i was trying to construct or find a hicks equivalent to help with carrying it but never got one . wish i did , carrying it around was a pain in the ass ![]() How did you carry it then? ![]() |
Author: | demoncase [ Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:13 am ] |
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MattRendar wrote: when i was in iraq i had a mossberg pistol grip shot gun on my back for door breaching . i was trying to construct or find a hicks equivalent to help with carrying it but never got one . wish i did , carrying it around was a pain in the ass ![]() Ask and ye shall receive: it's even MOLLE compatible. ![]() ![]() http://www.tactical365.com/products/148 ... tAodoVIAvw That's what I'd consider to be a 'hicks equivalent'- but the leather version being proposed looks so much cooler IMHO ![]() |
Author: | PVB [ Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:29 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hicks Shotgun Case..and Pic request |
Karl Derrick just sent an initial teaser pic of one of the finished scabbards. Attachment: More pics to follow. ![]() If anyone else wants Karl to make one in future, he had this to say: Quote: I'll take orders for these in threes, as one is way too much work on its own for the price tag.
I hand dye the leather three colours in my 'brindle' finish for the scabbard and the lacing, cut the lacing by hand, edge dye and polish all the straps. You'll see when you get it. Lots of work. Worth it though, they do look nice. Even if I say so myself ![]() |
Author: | PVB [ Sat Jul 27, 2013 12:51 pm ] | |||
Post subject: | Re: Hicks Shotgun Case..and Pic request | |||
Two better pics:
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Author: | PVB [ Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:24 pm ] | |||||
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It arrived just now. ![]() It really is a thing of beauty. ![]() A few more pics:
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Author: | PVB [ Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:36 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hicks Shotgun Case..and Pic request |
Oh, and my living room now smells like a shoe shop. ![]() |
Author: | PVB [ Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hicks Shotgun Case..and Pic request |
Karl explaining a bit about the making of it: Quote: Two layers of different coloured dyes applied by hand to the whole hide before it's cut into the pieces for the scabbard.
I make an applicator I call a 'Rag rose' by scrunching up a piece of old T-shirt. The rose is dipped into dilute leather dye and the scrunched pattern applied to the bare leather. I usually do a couple of contrasting colours. The effect is really nice, like a 'brindle' almost. Combined with the natural figuring and surface features of the leather, the effect is very pleasing. Very Frontier, quite 'Versey! Badger |
Author: | PVB [ Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:16 pm ] | |||
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I've obtained a *cough* HD file of the film, so I can take screenshots of it. ![]() Here's a couple more pics, showing the spine/rib down the whole length of it, not just the top flap. In this scene, just after the DS crashes into the APC, as he gets up you can see how floppy the scabbard is without the I37 in it. I'll pass these on to Karl, in case he wants to revise/update his design for any future orders. ![]()
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