Muzzleloading

[Phillip Fields]

This is the way we used to do it.

[RTC]

Something special hunting with a traditional blackpowder rifle, just like with a long bow!

[El Paisano]

Yep, I built a number of those rifles. Your duds sure look new and clean...

[Phillip Fields]

Yep, I built a number of those rifles. Your duds sure look new and clean...

They were new and clean. I had just finished making them.

[tbeak]

What's all the fringe for? What function other than very fashionable

[boh347]

I have a couple ML but no way am I dressing up.

[Phillip Fields]

What's all the fringe for? What function other than very fashionable

Fringe served several purposes. Fringe broke up your outline, particularly if they were blowing in the wind. Longer fringe could be cut off and used as ties. Fringe aided in water run-off of the material.

[Phillip Fields]

I have a couple ML but no way am I dressing up.

I used to be active in the Mountain Man Rendevous scene. The buckskins I have on in the picture are hand sewn from a pattern from the 1830s. Everything I had on, except for the boots was historically accurate.

[Lone_Wolf]

Pelleted powder, 209 primers, belted bullets have kilt all that...

[Phillip Fields]

Pelleted powder, 209 primers, belted bullets have kilt all that...

Maybeso, but some of us like to occasionally get out and do it like our ancestors did. The rifle in the photo has taken approximately 35 deer for me.

[tbeak]

Fringe served several purposes. Fringe broke up your outline, particularly if they were blowing in the wind. Longer fringe could be cut off and used as ties. Fringe aided in water run-off of the material.

Thanks. I've often wondered the reasoning. Seen it in movies and old photos but had no idea

[westtexducks]

You want to watch some entertaining YouTube videos of hunting the old way look up some of leatherwood outdoors muzzleloader hunts


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[M.E.B.]

What's all the fringe for? What function other than very fashionable

Kept the flys away when it blew in the wind.

[SoTXAg06]

Saw several older guys wearing buck skins in the four years I lived in VA. I swear one of the guys I would see around Blacksburg was born in the 1800’s.


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[Radar]

Friendship Indiana used to be a cool place. Years ago when the Jeremiah Johnson movie came out, every one wanted buckskin. I still got my 40 cal target rifle that jack garner built for me.