Belt Bags

The definitive belt bag of the western era was the cap pouch. While we make period-correct, double and single flapped cap pouches, most people find them too small for staging rounds for Cowboy Action Shooting. As a result, we have designed a number of larger bags and pouches specifically for this sport. Our small belt bags are large enough to carry 20 .45 caliber rounds easily and come in both round and rectangular styles. Our large bags are about an inch taller and wider and can be used to hide keys, cell phones, etc. We offer 3 methods of attaching these pouches to your belt: the fixed belt loop style which must be threaded on and off the belt, a snap-on belt loop style which is designed to stay snapped no matter how strenuous the activity yet be easily removed or added to a belt and thirdly, a style equipped with a tail. This latter style of pouch is designed so that the tail slips behind a belt (or a skirt or britch’s waistband). It can be easily slipped off so that cartridges can be dumped on the loading table.

We make these in a variety of colors and in every sort of tooling pattern imaginable. And, yes, we can even match up color and tooling pattern to rigs made by other folks most of the time! Custom-sized bags are also no trouble.

We also offer 2 styles of pokes or drawstring bags.

Buckaroo Berry Bag

This bag is highlighted with conchos and starburst spots all in an antique patina. It is presented here in “brown”.

Large Hair-on Heart Bag

Our large heart bag comes with an optional row of spots around the perimeter of the bag. This one is shown is “brown” with a Hereford-pattern insert. The spots and concho are solid brass.

Small Hair-on Heart Bag

This Havana-colored bag is pictured with a brindle hair-on cow heart insert and antique nickel starburst spots.

Prospector’s Poke

These pokes or drawstring bags are based on actual bags of the gold rush era and would have been correct across North America from Sutter’s Mill to the Yukon.. They are lightweight, built so they open wide yet fold flat, perfect for tucking behind a belt or waistband or down your boot after staging your rounds. We make them in 2 sizes. The small ones make marvelous ball bags for flintlock or cap’n’ball or for holding ear plugs and other small items. The larger size is big enough to stage a full set of cowboy action rounds out of. Those in the pictures are, left to right, black kangaroo (shown in side view to show capacity), saddle tan kangaroo, natural goat and chocolate kangaroo. (We also make these in British tan (a very rich, deep orange-brown) and, when we can get it, nutmeg and red.) &, yes, for those with concerns about period-correct materials, kangaroo was probably not plentiful across the west. We have chosen it because it has the smooth, good looks of fine calf skin with greatly superior strength.

Scorpion Belt Bags

The scorpion design here is actually created with leather lace! The ones shown here are Golden Oak with chocolate scorpion, Havana with light tan scorpion and black with light tan scorpion. We can also do these with an additional stamped or spotted border.

Sunburst Bag

This is a black bag with a dot and dash border and sunburst center motif in bright nickel.

Sunset and Squiggle Belt Bag

This example of an extra-fancy borderstamped bag is shown in Golden Oak. Virtually any of our stamped patterns can be had on a bag!