Some cowboy gun rigs and a Bowie........

[ChuckBurrows]

A South Texas rig that went to Italy.....

This gent wanted open toes and a bit short with an antique roller buckle.....

here's the knife....

A drop loop leftie....

Another South Texas rig with a Montana variant on the left.....

And a later period Ranger rig with shotgun shell and 45-70 loops

 

[seved]

Beutifull work Chuck as always. Realy nice. I realy love your work.

I have a simular rig on its way from Us, as the first one. Its just have fringes to. That Cliff Fendley have made.

Seved

 

[Church & Son]

Breathtaking Chuck, why would museums look for originals when they have Wild Rose?

A couple questions while we have the masters attention, are these conchos aged or old? Also I'm a scatter gun guy so the Rangers belt really intrigues me(easily done!), store bought paper shotshells about 1850? or earlier, I understand they were readily available by the Civil War. Also that belt would appear to be close to 5" wide, comfortable at that width? Thanks and as always a pleasure........Randy

 

[Denny Eller]

" As I walked out on the streets of Laredo " Chuck your work is amazing in finish, detail and authenticity. I can just picture a Texas Ranger riding into town with one of those rigs on - knowing he had a job to do and wondering if this one would be his last.

 

[HELLGAP]

Thats why your one of the best Chuck . I hope yer head dont swell to much but dam thats good . kellyw

 

[ChuckBurrows]

Breathtaking Chuck, why would museums look for originals when they have Wild Rose?

A couple questions while we have the masters attention, are these conchos aged or old? Also I'm a scatter gun guy so the Rangers belt really intrigues me(easily done!), store bought paper shotshells about 1850? or earlier, I understand they were readily available by the Civil War. Also that belt would appear to be close to 5" wide, comfortable at that width? Thanks and as always a pleasure........Randy

The conchos are aged - the larger ones on the belt came from Indian Jewelry Supply (www.ijsinc.com) The smaller ones on the holster are from Buffalo Brothers.
Ranger belts with multiple cartidge types like this are a product of the 1890's and early 1900's. According to my research paper shotshells weren't produced until sometime in the 1860's at earliest and "The C.D. Leet Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, is often credited with making the first paper-hull shotshells, perhaps in the early 1860s and certainly by 1869, when it obtained a patent" http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/nebland/articles/history/shotshells.asp. Even then brass shells were more widely used until the late 1870's.
These style belts ran between 4.5-5.5" in period and are of the "money" belt style which are body conforming. As to whether comfortable at that width - depends on body shape - I've got snake hips so these real wide belts don't like to stay in place easily - suck in a breath and I wind up looking like one of those "gangsta" types with their britches down around their hips or their around my ankles and that taint cool!

Thanks to all for your nice comments - they are much appreciated.

Seved - sw your new rig - Cliff does some mighty fine work for sure! I have some work over in Sweden as well from a few years ago.

Hellgap - I already where a size 8 1/8 hat - can't get much bigger!

 

[Chef Niloc]

Hay Chuck are you going to do a follow up to your frontier holsters DVD covering how do do those amazing belts?
Colin

 

[Church & Son]

Chuck, thanks for the answers and the link. fascinating reading. Scatter guns fit my shooting style and eyesight; short range and multiple projectiles, puts the advantage back in the home court. Again, beautiful work.........Randy

 

[seved]

Seved - sw your new rig - Cliff does some mighty fine work for sure! I have some work over in Sweden as well from a few years ago.

Yes i have seen pictures of the rig and i am very happy about it. Okay nice that you have done work for Swedes. What is that you have made and shiped over here.

Seved

 

[roughcountry]

Really enjoy seeing your work Chuck. Feels like going back in time. RS

 

[ChuckBurrows]

Yes i have seen pictures of the rig and i am very happy about it. Okay nice that you have done work for Swedes. What is that you have made and shiped over here.

Seved

Here's what I made and sent over all to the same gent....
This gunrig in 2007

This pouch in 2008

This knife & sheath in 2009

Roughcountry glad you enoyed the view....

 

[seved]

Very nice Chuck as always. Must have been an Blackpowder shooter that ordered it. Lately i have thought of taking up my Blackpowder shooting again.

Maybe if i make a Bowie you can make me a nice Mexcican loopsheat to it. I love the one you made in your DVD.

Seved

 

[ChuckBurrows]

Very nice Chuck as always. Must have been an Blackpowder shooter that ordered it. Lately i have thought of taking up my Blackpowder shooting again.

Maybe if i make a Bowie you can make me a nice Mexcican loopsheat to it. I love the one you made in your DVD.

Seved

He's a Cowboy Action Shooter actually and as for making a sheath for you - sounds like a plan and I don't even need the knife.....let's talk whenenever you're ready

 

[Patrick]

Dang Chuck that is some sweeeeeet stuff right there. Every last piece is extraordinary to say the least. If my wife saw me looking at this post she'd say "Quit looking at that porn!" Now that's the kind of leather I could get into.

Pat

 

[seved]

He's a Cowboy Action Shooter actually and as for making a sheath for you - sounds like a plan and I don't even need the knife.....let's talk whenenever you're ready

Yes i thought so and i am actually planing to join the Swedish Cowboy Action Shooters, if i can find some time for shooting .

Great that sounds like a VERY VERY nice plan to me. I let you you know when i have a Bowie ready. I have to deside how i want the knife. lol i cant make up my mind.

Seved