Indian tack art and how to apply it

[Armored farmer]

I have a T/C Hawken .54 that I built from a kit years ago. I have marked the stock between the trigger gaurd and toe-plate with 14 tacks. Each denoting a whitetail that I have taken over the years. When I take a deer...I add a tack. I also have a Masonic emblem on the patchbox lid. It makes a plain old rifle like mine look pretty authentic.
keith

 

[BHP FAN]

Mine is Japanese, with ''Dixie Gunworks'' on it. Dixie is still around, and one of the leaders in parts, too, why not call them and ask if they have a barrel for their .69 caliber ''Tower Pistol'' around?

 

[RaiderANV]

Thanks for the Dixie heads up but I've tried everywhere over the years to no avail. Dixie actually sets up a Sutler booth at the N-SSA nationals competition where I shoot. I bug them every year. Guessing I'll juts sell it as is knowing whoever buys it will luck into one the next day. :banghead:

 

[madcratebuilder]

The number one supplier of "tacks" the Indians got their hands on were from furniture heading through their lands that they expropriated from the prior owner. Simple upholstery tacks.
One of the best sites is http://www.redeco.org/tacks-upholstery-1328104-4-s.html

Or hit EvilBay and type in Vintage tacks, Vintage upholstery tacks. or just upholstery tacks, you get the point. A lot of people stripper useless antique furniture of these and sell them.
Hope this helps

Thanks for the link. I have collected a good supply of antique tacks. Many photo's of old Native American rifles. Now I have to make a design I can live with.

 

[Noz]

I too intend to do this soon. I found that Tru-value Hardware stores have brass tacks that have a tiny head that would lend themselves to a more intricate pattern, and yeah, everything I have read says pre-drill.

 

[Magno]

On a related note - who knows how to do a rawhide wrap? That might be a very cool thing, too...not really for me, though.

 

[VT Deer Hunter]

Looks cool go to the res and ask some native americans and they can help you. I have been to the res and its cool!

 

[wittzo]

John "Chief" A.J. Huffer who was on Top Shot Season One teaching the guys how to use a slingshot used a Ruger 10/22 to shoot more than 40,000 consecutive 2½ inch square pine blocks. He had tackwork on his Ruger. They sell a commemorative Red Ryder Chief AJ air gun with tackwork that matches what was on his Ruger.

 

[david58]

Tacks can be had through many of the blackpowder vendors, primarily those catering to the mountain man and fur trade folk.

Folks I have known to apply the tacks drill a very small pilot hole, put a bit of epoxy on the hole, and gently drive the tack in. I'd think the epoxy is optional, but the pilot hole is important to be sure you don't crack the wood.

 

[husker]

is this raped in buck skin? I wanna do something like this on my Kentucky

 

[junkman_01]

Is being raped in buckskin a sexual assault? I think you mean wrapped. There is a difference!

 

[HZOX221]

It is rawhide put on wet and let to dry. Most likely to fix a cracked stock.