I used to play in a church band as a
kid. Last year I picked up a side drum cheap off Ebay. Finally I have
got round to making a drum sling. I was going to use the usual Black
or Brown shoulder. I decided that I would make the sling in white
3mm naturally finished leather. The leather has a natural knap rather
than the highly polished finish more usually available.
A chap I know does re-enacting of Victorian Infantry circa 1850. He wanted a bayonet frog. That got me thinking. I picked up a nice brass military buckle on holiday. So Buckle plus drum sling gives a belt to hang the frog from and to compliment the drum sling. Typically English 1850 Infantry were still wear redcoats and white webbing. The leather was pipeclayed to keep it white. The drum sling gives me the first part of the set.
"Gloria", the model in the picture, is petitie so the sling looks a little large. However the sling will fit folks from 5'8" like me to six footers. The buckle is not quite the right one for military purposes but I like it and this is a test piece for me.
A chap I know does re-enacting of Victorian Infantry circa 1850. He wanted a bayonet frog. That got me thinking. I picked up a nice brass military buckle on holiday. So Buckle plus drum sling gives a belt to hang the frog from and to compliment the drum sling. Typically English 1850 Infantry were still wear redcoats and white webbing. The leather was pipeclayed to keep it white. The drum sling gives me the first part of the set.
"Gloria", the model in the picture, is petitie so the sling looks a little large. However the sling will fit folks from 5'8" like me to six footers. The buckle is not quite the right one for military purposes but I like it and this is a test piece for me.
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