South Texas with a little frontier look mixed in

Cliff Fendley · March 15, 2011, 04:07:30 PM

I haven't posted much lately as most of my work has been on more modern stuff. Here is an order for an 1860 army ready to go out. We decided on an early Mexican loop south Texas styling even though it's for a C&B. The customer wanted it to have some frontier look to it so this is what I came up with. It's done in Walnut stain and neatsfoot and topped off with bag kote. I want real bad to do some aging but he wanted me to let it happen on it's own.

Johnny McCrae · March 15, 2011, 04:43:13 PM

Howdy Cliff,
Wow! you have created a real classic looking work of art. Many thanks for sharing it with us.

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · March 15, 2011, 05:45:36 PM

Great! Not far off from one of my favorites, the fringed California pattern on page 89 of Packing Iron.

KidTerico · March 15, 2011, 05:50:34 PM

Cliff awesome looking rig. Great job. KT

TwoWalks Baldridge · March 15, 2011, 06:34:44 PM

Cliff that holster is outstanding and I really like the belt as well. Thanks for the inspiration.

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · March 15, 2011, 08:28:12 PM

Very nice cliff, it has that frontier look to it, the belt and holster are real lookers, nice tooling and pattern, the spots and fringe make it stand out . Well done pard.

tEN wOLVES

Drayton Calhoun · March 15, 2011, 08:33:52 PM

Sharp rig indeed!

Cliff Fendley · March 15, 2011, 09:26:02 PM

Thanks everyone, it's on it's way to Sweden.

Dave Cole · March 15, 2011, 10:51:26 PM

Pretty cool looking rig Cliff.Dave

Trailrider · March 15, 2011, 10:57:41 PM

Quote from: Cliff Fendley on March 15, 2011, 09:26:02 PM
Thanks everyone, it's on it's way to Sweden.

Awsome! Off to Sweden, eh? Must be something those Europeans fancy. I did one similar to that for a gentleman in Luxembourg last summer.

Boothill Bob · March 16, 2011, 12:27:43 AM

Cliff u've done it again, beautiful rig. A guy asked me if I could make him a holster
like that a couple month ago, dident here from him more, maby it the one u maked:-)
I love the dog bone pattern, will try that some time.
Tanx for the look see

GunClick Rick · March 16, 2011, 01:57:15 AM

Dropped in afer goin ta hit the hay...Dig on that fringe cliff,i have one similar that Ned Buckshot made fer me awhile back.
Boy all the way to Sveden huh..Yepo Cliff is known world wide~~

Boothill Bob · March 16, 2011, 03:06:31 AM

Whats wrong with Sweden

I love it here, its nice

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · March 16, 2011, 10:25:24 AM

Quote from: Boothill Bob on March 16, 2011, 03:06:31 AM
Whats wrong with Sweden I love it here, its nice

I have many swedish relatives. My father emmigrated to Canada in 1929 and I've visited twice, in 1967 & 2009. I hope to improve my schedule as my cousins are getting long in the tooth. I visited my Grandfathers farm both visits but it is no longer in the family as it was divided by the freeway just north of Nykoping.

Cliff Fendley · March 16, 2011, 12:23:40 PM

Apparently our pards over there in Sweden are doing a fair amount of single action shooting of their own. I'm pretty sure this is not the same fellow you talked to Bob. This one went to a fellow knifemaker on another site and also a facebook friend . I actually came up with the style idea, he just wanted something 1870's ish with a mountain man look. He's planning to make his own knife to go with it so I'm curious as to what he comes up with.

Wolf Tracker · March 16, 2011, 04:36:33 PM

Cliff that is a very nice looking holster. I love the look.

Marshal Will Wingam · March 16, 2011, 10:47:46 PM

Cliff, that looks really good. You carried out the fringed look nicely. Very nice.

ChuckBurrows · March 17, 2011, 12:35:15 AM

Nicely done Cliff and I think you'll find others wanting similar ones - the basic style with variations has become one of my best sellers over the last few years.........

As for a C&B in a Mex Loop - no problemo - lots of C&B's were still being carried into the 1880's and even later. Louis LAmour in his remembrances talks about working at a mine in circa 1824 or so and the only gun available was an 1860 Army still in C & B......

GunClick Rick · March 17, 2011, 04:54:16 PM

Do another one,i wanna see more

Nice pattern on that holster to Cliff..

Cliff Fendley · March 17, 2011, 06:47:16 PM

Rick, I'm doing one for myself with a similar look for my Remington new army except it's going to be a slim jim and will probably age it a bit.

I'd also like to make a pouch for holding extra cylinders, if someone knows of an original pouch made for that I'd love to see it.