2018 CLA Live Auction: A Warrior's Clutch

This fabulous quilled rifle bag with woven strap. Eric Ewing did the leather and fabric work. The quilled front panel and strap facing was done by Shawn Webster.

Copy and photos by Ric Lambert from here.

2018 CLA Live Auction: A Warrior's Clutch

This item from the Warriors Clutch is this fabulous knife and sheath set. The knife was forged and finished by Joe Seabolt, the effigy handle was created by Clint Seabolt. The brain tanned and quilled sheath was done by Shawn Webster. 

Remember these items are part of a stunning collection coming up for auction at the CLA Show, in Lexington KY, in August.

Copy and photos by Ric Lambert from here.

2018 CLA Live Auction: A Warrior's Clutch

This rather ominous effigy war club was made by Matthew J Fennewald. It's message does not bode well for any foe. It is also a item that goes with the Warriors Clutch Live CLA Auction Collection.

Copy and photos by Ric Lambert from here.

2018 CLA Live Auction: A Warrior's Clutch

One more Item from the Warriors Clutch that will available at the CLA Live Auction in August.

This horn by Tad Frei and strap by Alec Fourman are so well done and finished in subtle detail. All the work is just first rate.

Copy and photos by Ric Lambert from here.

2018 CLA Live Auction: A Warrior's Clutch

The Contemporary Longrifle Association has a long list of talented members capable of really fabulous achievement. But let's just pull a list out out of the hat, Josh Wrightsman, David Rase, Ken Gahagan, Ian Pratt, and Brad Emig and ask them to collaborate on a special gun that they might come up with. Well here you have it, a weapon that is a expression of bold imagination and developed talent and sophisticated craftsmanship. This long gun is the crowning jewel in the Warriors Clutch that will be part of the CLA Live Auction in August at the CLA Show in Lexington, Ky.

Copy and photos by Ric Lambert from here.

2018 CLA Live Auction: A Warrior's Clutch

A Warrior's Clutch ... the title of this collective creation may conjure images of a proud hero bearing the hard won trophies of warfare, the objects yet carrying the power of previous owners now gone from this world. The challenge has been accepted by a group of a dozen artisans - Brad Emig, Eric Ewing, Matt Fennewald, Alec Fourman, Tad Frei, Ken Gahagan, Jeanne McDonald, Ian Pratt, David Rase, Joe Seabolt, Shawn Webster, and Josh Wrightsman - to develop this concept and together give it flesh and breath.

Our goal is to create a vibrant, visually striking set of items that will reflect the theme of possessions carried by a warrior in the mid 18th century. Although we imagine a general Great Lakes Region as our warrior's home, his identity remains unknown.

Copy by Ian Pratt with photos by Ric Lambert from here.