Black Powder-the Trad Archery of Guns

[Captainkirk]

Nice pix, Darren...love the gun AND the buckskins. Would love to see some more (hint, hint)

[dhaverstick]

Nice pix, Darren...love the gun AND the buckskins. Would love to see some more (hint, hint)

Not sure, exactly, what you want to see, Kirk, so here are some more pics of my clothing.

My hunting leathers - the "appaloosa" effect was the result of an accident. I was touching up one of the cuffs on my shirt with dye when I accidentally dropped a spot of it right in the middle of the shirt. Since I couldn't undo the mistake, I decided to go all Jackson Pollack on the whole outfit. It actually gives it a camo effect when hunting in them. Everything is made from deer hide and it was all sewn by hand using artificial sinew.


This frocked longhunter coat is a cross between a capote and a frocked coat. It is made from bison hide and the trim, bling, and fringe are deer hide. You get a workout just wearing this coat because it weighs over 10 pounds. But, man, does it turn the wind! I made a fleece liner to put in it and I believe it would have to be 10 below in order to wear this coat with the liner in it without burning up.



I make moccasins for folks from time to time. This pair is one of my favorites. A good friend of mine, Lester McCoy, is a Miami Indian and he wanted me to make him a pair to wear to dance in at the powwows. He said he wanted them flashy so that's what he got! After I finished them, my wife said, "They needs some beads" and I told her that I had spent enough time on the project and she could bead them if she wanted to. So she did and I have to admit that they do look better with the beads.



Darren

[Captainkirk]

Yep, that's what I wanted to see...
Amazing work and craftsmanship! I feel fortunate to share a forum with so many multi-talented folks!

[Graps]

Very cool stuff right there.

[Captainkirk]

New Starr on the way...
For those of you not familiar, the Starr revolver was the third most-issued Union service revolver issued during the ACW (American Civil War), though history has mostly forgotten this in favor of Colt and Remington replicas. I was fortunate enough to stumble across a NIB (New In Box) Pietta Starr SA (Single Action) revolver from a dealer in CO through an acquaintance on one of my black powder forums and struck a deal. While I've not seen the gun, my acquaintance has, and gave it the thumbs-up. This should be joining my little collection shortly...



For you history buffs...
Starr made two version; the double action (DA) which began production in 1858, available in both .36 (Navy) caliber and .44 (Army) caliber. The DA proved troublesome and complex with a very heavy trigger pull; the Department of War asked Starr if they could produce a simpler (and cheaper ) SA version, which they did beginning in 1863 (only in Army caliber, .44) The new SA revolvers sold for $12.00 in comparison to the DA at $22.00 apiece. There are quite a few original Starrs out there on the gun auction sites in both SA and DA, but "they ain't cheap", as the saying goes...beginning at around $1200.00 and going up quite a bit from there depending on condition.

Since Pietta ceased production of both SA and DA models, I feel fortunate to have stumbled across one NIB for a reasonable price! I will share some more photos when I get it in hand.
For your entertainment, here is Clint Eastwood as William Munny in "Unforgiven" shooting a Starr DA...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaGbHX4knV4

[Captainkirk]

And here is Mike Beliveau, A.K.A "Duelist1954" doing a review of the Starr revolver in action...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU5CuFdgRoA

[Shadowhntr]

So where is this?

[Captainkirk]

Where is...what?
If you mean the Starr, it's being cradled lovingly in my sweaty palms.

[Shadowhntr]

Well let's see some more angles of it darn it!

[Captainkirk]

Workin' on it, boss. Unfortunately, this is a working weekend for me so time is at a premium, but I'll get there, promise!