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Here is my attempt at a "kooeletassie" or "kogeltassje" as worn on a belt by Boer hunters in southern Africa in the early 1800s. Balls go on one side, flints and patches on the other. I used 5-ounce oak-tanned cowhide, T.C. Albert's rust + vinegar harness stain and mink oil.

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That's very nice work Sir. :thumbsup:

Any chance of you posting the pattern dimensions.
:hmm:
 
Makes me feel like making a good Potjie. Nice job there.

Out of curiosity, what arm would a Boer in that time period have carried?
 
Horner: Here you go. These were indeed worn on a belt, and the powder horn as well, suspended over the belt by a short plaited leather strap.

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Guns used in the 1830s were quite varied, as one might expect, with surplus British Besses in service along with older French and Dutch weapons, virtually all flintlocks. The classic is the long-barrelled flint smoothbore of 10-12 gauge with the characteristic "babboon's thigh" butt stock, very similar to our club-butt fowler.
 

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