Tag: Living History

Reproduced Bayonet Frog and Scabbard

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Beaver News #69 – March 26, 2018

First, Thank You to all of you who came out last weekend to visit our booth at the 2-Day HACS Show. For those of you who couldn’t make it to the show, check out two photos at the end of this newsletter to get an impression.

Now to this week’s video:

If you have a particular item that is old or very beat up and you would like to have it restored we might be able to do that for you. Not everything can be restored as you will see in this video, but if that’s the case we can reproduce it for you. 

We had a client bringing in a bayonet from 1905 with the original frog and scabbard. Unfortunately, we could not restore the original piece, the leather was very deteriorated, broke up and falling apart. But we could use the hardware from the original and reproduce a new frog and scabbard. 

You Dream It – We Make It. 
and we sure loved to make this clients dream come true. 

If you have heirlooms or collectables that you would love to display or even reuse again in reenacting just give us a shout and we let you know if we can restore or reproduce it. 

Check out this weeks video

And here as promised two photos from our booth at the 2-day HACS Show last weekend:

BeaverMountainWorks.com at the 2-day HACS Show 2018.

BeaverMountainWorks.com at the 2-day HACS Show 2018.

Doc Holliday Style Shoulder Rig

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Beaver News #67 – February 19, 2018

A client wanted to have a shoulder rig similar to the one that Doc Holliday made famous.

In Cowboy Action it’s not uncommon that we take on a persona, dress like that historic person and want to have the accessories that person had and made famous.

Who was Doc Holliday?
A dentist by trade, John Henry “Doc” Holliday (1851-1887) was a gunman and gambler and became a folk hero of the American West as the close friend of fellow gunslinger Wyatt Earp. Together they were the famous faces at the legendary battle of the West, the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

As you know, our motto is 

You Dream it – We Make it!

If you have a hero in history or a hero from a movie (like this one we did last fall), let us know, we love making your dreams come true.

So check out this weeks video of the Doc Holliday Style Shoulder Rig that Mark made for this client.

Tent repair and Black Powder Rendezvous

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Beaver News #47 – February 13, 2017

This week’s Video is short and to the point. Mark is busy getting ready for the Black Powder Rendezvous in Chilliwack and is repairing his Wall Tent. 

Yes, we do repair tents here at Beaver Mountain Works and we also manufacture different historical Tentage, from Awnings to Diamond Shape, to Lean Pees and even Tipis (Tepees, Teepees). 

You dream it we make it! Custom handmade Tipi by BeaverMountainWorks.com

Custom handmade Tipi by   BeaverMountainWorks.com

 

A few years ago we actually manufactured a Tipi for Marco in Italy and we delivered it ourselves (of course, who wouldn’t want to go to Italy).

 

 

 

 

 

To watch it click the image below.

Living History Equipment and Leather Goods

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Beaver News #46 – January 30, 2017

This time Mark talks about a passion of his, Living History re-enactment. Ever since he got introduced to it back in the late seventies, while living in Germany, he is hooked.

Early on he manufactured his own outfits and gear and has built many authentic items over the years including a 1930’s VON nurses bag made off an original for the Burnaby Village Museum.

In today’s video, he shows a big variety of the living history products that we manufacture for re-enactors including:

  • Trotter Knapsack
  • Rawle Pouch
  • British Cartridge Box with or without tin insert
  • Cap Pouches
  • Wood and Leather Canteens
  • Belts of all kinds
  • Cross Belts for bayonets
  • British Military Suspenders
  • Haversacks in canvas and vulcanized rubber
  • Civil war cartridge boxes
  • cap pouches
  • etc etc

 

To watch it click the image below.