WE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH DEMAND ... nor can the great folks - Craig and Cere - at African Game Industries in Ft. Worth, who build these excellent bison hides, bison shearling & bison leather pistol cases.
IF WE DO NOT HAVE THE SIZE/COLOR/STYLE YOU NEED, call me to get your order in line. 817.992,8220. We use to get in roughly 3 dozen a month ... this batch is the first in over a year!
4 standard sizes: 8"; 10", 12" and 14".
3 basic color/material combinations:
- all rugged bison hide
- two tone - bison hide and bison leather (couple different leather colors)
- bison shearling and bison leather
And now, The Elephant/Bison cases. Earlier in 2023 I was watching an auction in Ft. Worth that was mostly head and shoulder mounts; lots of very interesting pieces. They had a small random box of elephant hide. I got it (and a pretty large piece of gator). Mr. Craig at AGI (who use to run one of South Africa's largest hide tanneries) knew exactly .. to the part of the body and who tanned it ... what I had. He says it is absolutely the best. Now he has turned those pieces into a very limited and very special set of pistol cases. We will grab the next one on the shelf; there are no bad ones but each has a little different grain structure.
We have also delivered to them a number of African hides ... the back half of trophy caped mounts - kudu, eland, wildebeest, rhino, giraffe and a couple more. Can't wait to see what they turn into!! if you want something specific ... some kind of hide, let me know and i will see what we can do.
We can do custom material combinations and sizes (like 16" or 18") if you need - just drop us a note or call.
We can also get your name or initials embroidered on the leather (or on a matching or contrasting leather patch
Now, these "bison hide" cases are built out of "craft grade" bison hides ... which means that they have quite a bit of "character" .... the natural skin color - bison brown but with some summer hair, scars, great deep grain on most all. Rugged and rustic to be sure, but completely authentic bison.
The shearling part is garment grade bison sheared hides; exceptionally soft and durable. Likewise, it is a bit more expensive
Unique shrunken grain pressed dark brown bison leather - Great contrast.
