Lot 22: Mid-South Hunting Rig by Brad Mills and John Barrett

This mid-Southern hunting pouch is the result of an eight month collaboration between Brad Mills and John Barrett that began at the 2023 CLA Show in Lexington, Kentucky. 

Brad constructed the bag using a mixture of vegetable tanned leather, home tanned, and brain tanned deerskin. The strap on the bag is vegetable tanned cowhide with inlaid diamonds of home tanned deerskin. Brad fabricated the knife sheath using rawhide and home tanned deer leather, along with producing sterling silver buttons and a sterling pick and brush set. The entirety of the bag, strap, and knife sheath is all hand stitched.

The remaining components of the set are from Barrett’s hand. He produced the powder horn, adding artwork in his own style, as well as the priming horn. John fabricated the powder measure from deer antler and added his artwork to the surface.

Brad provided an old knife from his collection and John reworked the handle to complement the entire set. Barrett also made a bullet bag to fill out the set.

For more information on the work of the artists, contact:

Brad Mills: bmills0028@gmail.com
John Barrett: johnfbarrett5@gmail.com

Text provided by Brad Mills