Yet Another Project Completed !

This is an War of 1812 era British Regulation Haversack for a common soldier.  Its 20 inches wide and 14 inches high with a 2 inch wide strap that 34 inches long.  The originals were made of  heavy  linen or cotton canvas, this one is made of Sun Forager canvas.  I had a piece of Sun Forager exactly the right size to make the bag & the strap, so the goddesses of sewing obviously wished it to be so!  And yes, its totally hand sewn, not a machine stitch anywhere. 

I still need to add a Broad Arrow over GR stencil that marks this as property of the King.  Research as to the proper design of the 1812 era Broad Arrow & GR has yet to give me a good model to work from.  Few original haversacks exist & they’re usually in very poor physical condition.  So I’m still hunting a decent picture of an original stencil to work from.  

I plan to use it to hold my oilcloth rain poncho & my red matchcote.  It’s a snug fit but they both go in.   Its much nicer to have them hung up in a haversack in my lodge rather than in a clothing box or laying on top of my bedding.  Easier to find in the dark too.  Things on my cot have as way of ending up on the ground.