Yard Sale finds today.

[Adam Helmer]

buckhunter,

Yes, you are right, "They are modern Man Purse's." They are now and were way back when the buckskin trousers had NO pockets. I read accounts of the linen shirt held close to the midsection by a belt so the individual could put tow, jerky, tobacco and stuff inside his shirt and not have it hit the ground. The "Possibles Bag" got that name because it was "Possible" to find about anything in it.

Adam

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've heard/read somewheres that the "possibles' bag is NOT the same as the shooting bag....the latter held the hunter/trappers ball, spare flints/caps, cleaning gear, patch, patch knife, ect. The possibles bag held other items such as playing cards, tobacco, flint & steel, maybe some trade silver, some sugar, tea, or salt, ect.

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Those aren't possible bags the are modern Man Purse's.

....and they are not man purses; they are European shoulder bags (to borrow a line from the progressive insurance commercials)

......and if anyone wants to try making fun of my beaded shooting bag, all I can say is I need to try out my new scalping knife that I made.