Of Sorts for Provincials

One of the documented shelters folks traveling in the Va Backcountry used was the tent (improvised shelters will be covered in a later insta...

    An early 19th century image showing a red cloth gun case from: http://colonialbaker.net/milice_pictures.html As we go down the list of i...

The next step is to wet and turn the bag right side out: after some drying time, a punch is used to create a slot for the buckle tongue on b...

    Next on our DIY Va backcountry kit list is a shot pouch (also sometimes called a shot bag). These bags were used for carrying ammunit...

    One of the easiest to make and well documented bits of gear for the DIY/Low budget Virginia back country kit is the wallet, sometime...

Now that we have our butcher or "scalping" knife sorted out, we ought to make a period correct scabbard for it. For the backgrou...