Virginia Bag Kit
This bag pattern has a history about 250 years in the making. Sometime during the mid-to-late 18th-century, a leatherworker – or perhaps even a plain farmer or militiaman, sat hunched over a shot pouch like this one, needle in hand, steadily stitching together a bag that would be passed down for generations, sold at auction, treasured in a private collection or two, before making it into the hands of Wallace Gusler, the famed “Gunsmith of Williamsburg” – the greatest flintlock builder of our time.
Gusler’s Virginia pouch first emerged on the public stage in the December 2009 issue of Muzzle Blasts Magazine and has been a favorite among muzzleloading hobbyists since. I have been privileged to handle the original twice and developed this kit based on its measurements, strap adjustment, and button closure.
FTC bag kits are the most cost-effective solution to making your own bag available to the reenacting community. I spent over $300 ordering tools and materials for my first bag – this kit comes pre-dyed, precut, pre-punched, and ready to sew together.
This bag pattern has a history about 250 years in the making. Sometime during the mid-to-late 18th-century, a leatherworker – or perhaps even a plain farmer or militiaman, sat hunched over a shot pouch like this one, needle in hand, steadily stitching together a bag that would be passed down for generations, sold at auction, treasured in a private collection or two, before making it into the hands of Wallace Gusler, the famed “Gunsmith of Williamsburg” – the greatest flintlock builder of our time.
Gusler’s Virginia pouch first emerged on the public stage in the December 2009 issue of Muzzle Blasts Magazine and has been a favorite among muzzleloading hobbyists since. I have been privileged to handle the original twice and developed this kit based on its measurements, strap adjustment, and button closure.
FTC bag kits are the most cost-effective solution to making your own bag available to the reenacting community. I spent over $300 ordering tools and materials for my first bag – this kit comes pre-dyed, precut, pre-punched, and ready to sew together.
This bag pattern has a history about 250 years in the making. Sometime during the mid-to-late 18th-century, a leatherworker – or perhaps even a plain farmer or militiaman, sat hunched over a shot pouch like this one, needle in hand, steadily stitching together a bag that would be passed down for generations, sold at auction, treasured in a private collection or two, before making it into the hands of Wallace Gusler, the famed “Gunsmith of Williamsburg” – the greatest flintlock builder of our time.
Gusler’s Virginia pouch first emerged on the public stage in the December 2009 issue of Muzzle Blasts Magazine and has been a favorite among muzzleloading hobbyists since. I have been privileged to handle the original twice and developed this kit based on its measurements, strap adjustment, and button closure.
FTC bag kits are the most cost-effective solution to making your own bag available to the reenacting community. I spent over $300 ordering tools and materials for my first bag – this kit comes pre-dyed, precut, pre-punched, and ready to sew together.