Rawhide Box-Parfleche to hold my powder

[Mogorilla]

I posted this in the Leather forum, but am double posting here.  I am a cap and ball shooter and I love all things Native American.   A while back, I made two pouch Parfleches for a friend of mine from a dog chew toy.   (See my Parfleche post in the Old Fashioned Way subpage for more info).  Anyway, like I said, I shoot cap and ball.  I premeasure my powder into some 2 dram vials I obtained at a trade show about 15 years ago (I am a chemist and really talked up the sales rep, got 500).   I had carried them in the orignal plastic box to shoots and they stood out like a sore thumb.   Saw a Parfleche box during some internet research and an idea formed.   Tandy had a good sized piece of rawhide for 24.99, so I made this box.  I am adding a photo of some orginal native made ones that were my inspiration.  (note, if you make one of these, your four legged friend will have more than their share of interest as you see in one photo, my buddy is coming to sniff about.)      Did this as original as I could, the lacing is tanned deer hide.   The box was sealed traditionally with prickly pear cactus after painted in mineral pigment (in this case charcoal and hideglue) The design is Arapaho in nature, I sketched it out in black and white, liked the look and kept the scheme.

Inspiration





Holds 50 measured, held in a 45 colt tray, will also hold a cartridge box-Buddy coming in from Right for a sniff


Design

[St. George]

Excellent work!

It shows what research and inventiveness can do.

A bit of handling use and exposure to the sunlight and elements will make it look even better.

Thanks for the post.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Steel Horse Bailey]

OUTSTANDING!!!

Thanks for the pics.  I bought some large doggie chews, but haven't started anythin' yet - I hope to make one like (or a similar to) what your originals were for my 1885 4th Cavalry Discharge Paper - as done by Ottowa Creek Bill.  (an EXACT repro - down to the special paper, ink and penmanship style!)

My confuser doesn't want to cooperate and let me post a picture, but I'll restart it and try again.  Maybe it'll recognize the camera I've had it connected to for the last 4 years THEN!  (I HATE Win. ME and not having the ca$h or memory capacity to do something about it.  )