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I'm thinking of getting a few gunslips made out of the elephant hide I have from this summer, and am wondering if I might as well look into having anything else made at the same time. An ammo belt for example, or a belt for everyday use. Have any of you had things made from ele hide? Any suggestions of what else besides gunslips might be an idea to have made? | ||
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I had mine made into a pair of Boots, A Belt, and am working on a table that will have a elephant leather top. Sky is the limit if you have enough leather and can find qualified people to do the work. ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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Erik/Roscoe How did you have your hide tanned and by whom? I had the ears of my elephant made into two sides each and tanned by Zimmerman LTD in Narirobi.I had great belts and a pair of boots for my brother made 30 yrs. ago. The belt is still holding my pants up. Robert | |||
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FYI - Dick Murray will make his gun-related accs. out of your hide. | |||
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I had boots made and am now I'm having some gun slips done. Tom Hardesty fromm Atcheson's Taxidermy is having a local guy in Butte do the slips and I'm expecting them to be very reasonably priced. Evidently he has a shoe shop but does great skin work. MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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I had all the work done by a shop in Zim. If you provide the leather they take care of the rest. Gun slips were $150, Shoes were $89, Belt was $10. Very cost effective! ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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I've reserved my hippo hide for this use.  | |||
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Take it to the Taxidermist mount its A$$ and call it Carmelo....it will be harder to find a bigger A-hole! _ urdubob Midway USA sucks!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
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Roscoe, Was the quality of workmanship good in Zim? I have the impression that it can be either great, or the opposite, depending on the phase of the moon, or which way the wind blows! | |||
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Erik, The company I used did good work. I think they make many of the leather goods for WR and Courtney. I was amazed when I went into their shop and saw all the items they craft. They did have one gun slip with holes. I assume they were in the leather prior to making the case. The holes were repaired but looked a little hokey! This slip was being sold as a second for half price. To sum it up, the quality may be less than that of items made here in the states but the prices are lower. ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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BOOTS! Definately.  Three pairs if I could swing it with the right bootsmith.A pair of full westerns, ropers and some lace up hikers. | |||
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Dont know what rifles you have, but if your Jumbo gun is a highgrade98 or SxS, why not have an ele leather recoil pad done? | |||
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ErikD, I bought an old oak love seat and covered the back and sides with th elephant hide. The seat was cow leather as I only had a couple panels tanned. BigB | |||
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Though I've never killed an elephant nor posses the urge to do so my father killed 3 bulls in his lifetime. One of which he used 4 lower legs and feet from to form the supports to a poker table. The table top was covered with elephant leather. Though alot of chips got passed around that table in his lifetime no beverages were EVER allowed near it! | |||
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