This was gifted me by a fellow that I have never met. We met on a forum and became good friends over many years. It is in delicate condition, yet still mostly intact. It is pressed flat from storage. But the bags bottom is gussetted. Evidence of where a button once was sewn to the bag for the flap. It is a divided bag. Signs of two attachments to the original non-adjustable strap. And one attachment to the back of the bag...
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Pease, When I was a teenager, many many years ago, my grandfather gave to me an orginal BP rifle and bag. The Bag also had a loop sewn onto the backside of the bag, and my grandfather explained to me that the loop was used to keep the bag close to the side of your body, via a belt or sash and not allow the bag to bounce around while carrying it. The sholder strap was used to carry the weight of the bag. The orginal bag was in such bad shape that through the years it totaly came apart, plus I was young and dumb and didn't know what I had. Still have the rifle but unfortunately not the bag. Plus I will add, the bag was made of veg. tanned cow leather. The rifle, bag combo has been in my family for 5 generations now and going on to 6. I do have one question, is the attachment shown in your pictures possible a tallow patch lube container? It looks that this may be what it is in your picture. On the rilfe I have mentioned, the patch box has evidence of having patch lube carried in the box.