Tweet
Whaday think of when ya say lever action?
Is it John Wayne putting his reins in his teeth and twirling his 92 as he charges Lucky Ned Pepper? Is it Grandpa's Savage 99 in .250-3000? Uncle Franks's Win 94 collecting dust in the corner?
Our local large animal Vet stopped by one day and dropped this off on my cutting table:
What could this be? Oh my, a Sharps 75 in .45-70, and its not a a replica either.
Was he just showing off, the Vet? Nope. If ya remember the movie Quigley Down Under , when Matthew Quigley steps off the boat in Australia he's carrying his sharps in a suede, fringed carrying case. Later he's carrying it in a saddle scabbard but at first he has it in this case. I was asked by the Vet to build this case.
I did.
Ya can read about that project here:
But in the meantime it gave me a chance to fondle this piece of Holy Cow gorgeousness!
A good customer in AR sent me this pic, a couple of 1875's in .45-70 this time.
The accompanying email said "Dave, this is my second buffalo and a guy only needs so many buffalo robes. When I get the hide back from the taxidermist can ya make me some wooly chaps from it?"
Ah yep!
But then I said: "Ya know Ben, got a lot of hide left over, I got an idea." He said "Go for it." I did and sent him these pommel bags. They fit over a saddle horn instead of going behind the seat like saddle bags and have a handy dandy holster under the right side.
Do you have any forgotten lever guns? Whats the cool stories that goes with em?
Is it John Wayne putting his reins in his teeth and twirling his 92 as he charges Lucky Ned Pepper? Is it Grandpa's Savage 99 in .250-3000? Uncle Franks's Win 94 collecting dust in the corner?
Our local large animal Vet stopped by one day and dropped this off on my cutting table:
What could this be? Oh my, a Sharps 75 in .45-70, and its not a a replica either.
Was he just showing off, the Vet? Nope. If ya remember the movie Quigley Down Under , when Matthew Quigley steps off the boat in Australia he's carrying his sharps in a suede, fringed carrying case. Later he's carrying it in a saddle scabbard but at first he has it in this case. I was asked by the Vet to build this case.
I did.
Ya can read about that project here:
But in the meantime it gave me a chance to fondle this piece of Holy Cow gorgeousness!
A good customer in AR sent me this pic, a couple of 1875's in .45-70 this time.
The accompanying email said "Dave, this is my second buffalo and a guy only needs so many buffalo robes. When I get the hide back from the taxidermist can ya make me some wooly chaps from it?"
Ah yep!
But then I said: "Ya know Ben, got a lot of hide left over, I got an idea." He said "Go for it." I did and sent him these pommel bags. They fit over a saddle horn instead of going behind the seat like saddle bags and have a handy dandy holster under the right side.
Do you have any forgotten lever guns? Whats the cool stories that goes with em?
Comment