Leather Silva compass case

[g4ghb]

Its been a while since I posted anything for sale as I have not really had the time, energy or inclination to do any leatherwork recently what with building a kitchen and a bedroom

Anyways here is the first of a few items in production and a bit of a trial to see if they would be popular enough to make a few more.

It is a hand stitched pouch to house a silva type 4 compass (though mine says type4 4/54 on the base)

It is a trial prototype and there a few things i'm not 100% happy with (stitching alignment, slight forming marks etc) so i'm going to do it cheap....

I'd like £15.00 all in (compass not included!) - Price dropped to £10.00 - Item SOLD

 

[g4ghb]

Saturday Price drop! - £10

 

[MikeE]

Me please here too!

 

[g4ghb]

Eeek - confused, overload loverload!

you have PM mate (here )

 

[g4ghb]

Item sold (though I could be presuaded to make more...... )

 

[Celt_Ginger]

Very Nice indeed

 

[Greg]

Ummmm! Nice... I have half a side of cow upstairs I might just have to make myself one of those!!! You've gone and done it now! You've put and idea in my head now that's done it!:Thinkingo

 

[g4ghb]

Sorry mate! - but I know how it is, in fact this is how this came about! I was asked to make a pouch for a type 26 and I had the idea of this at the same time....

 

[spamel]

That's really neat! I've got a Type 4/54? Military issue Silva compass. Would it fit in one of those? The scale goes up to 100mm on one side if that is any help, so the whole base plate is approx 12 cm long. I have a whislte tied to the compass as well, so the possibility for a whistle on the front at the bottom would be a neat inclusion, to slide in from the side. It is an orange plastic life jacket type whistle.

 

[Celt_Ginger]

You could make it even better by changing the metal popper closure for a non metal type of closure. that way it won't effect the magnetic needle over time.

 

[g4ghb]

You could make it even better by changing the metal popper closure for a non metal type of closure. that way it won't effect the magnetic needle over time.

shouldn't be a problem as I usualy use brass fittings (this one is stainless though and isn't magnetic so shouldn't cause problems either )

 

[g4ghb]

That's really neat! I've got a Type 4/54? Military issue Silva compass. Would it fit in one of those? The scale goes up to 100mm on one side if that is any help, so the whole base plate is approx 12 cm long. I have a whislte tied to the compass as well, so the possibility for a whistle on the front at the bottom would be a neat inclusion, to slide in from the side. It is an orange plastic life jacket type whistle.

Should be fine mate - is essentially the same apart from the fact it is in mils rather than degrees on the bezel.

I'll have a think about the whistle but can't see an issue. If you could dap me a pm with pic of it (and the compass in case it has the sighting bezl) i'll see what I can sort out