Smoothbore shooting bag

[Ohio Joe]

  Please enlighten me; what is the thong on the back for?

~Kees~

Kees,.... the thong will get a medium sized cevron slipped onto the thong about half way, then a knot is tied in the thong, so the cevron can't slip back off.

When shouldering the bag, the cevron gets tucked down behind my belt until the cevron is below my belt,..... all of which, prevents the shooting bag from swinging around in front of me when/if I lean over. 

That really is a great idea for sure! 

[Nessmuk]

 I love the bag design  but pardon my ignorance , what is a "Cevron "?

[rollingb]

Nessmuck,.... a Cevron bead is a multi-layered glass bead that was used for hundreds of years, all around the world, for trade.
They can vary in size, from small to very large,.... up to 'bout the size of a chicken egg. 

If I can't find the size Cevron I need for my shooting bag (I do have one, but it's too big), I can also make a large plain bead out of deer antler.   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_bead

[Nessmuk]

Another lesson learned  tradmla.org. Thanks ,  Rollingb. The wiki was very informative .

[Winter Hawk]

  Thanks for the explanation and the link!  I was envisioning a military chevron of some kind, made of metal.  This is way neater!

~Kees~

[WonkoTheSane]

 

Great looking bag. 

[rollingb]

Great looking bag.

Thanks! 

My wife has already latched onto this one for her french tulle,..... so I'm gonna have to make another'n for myself.
The next one won't have the "buckskin trim" though.