Ideal for short rifles, such as a 30/30, with 32" overall length and an 8" throat opening.

All leather is heavy duty cowhide and the buckles are solid brass with stainless steel tongues.

The inside of the scabbard is lined with man made sheepskin to protect the gun. The bandolier-style shoulder straps are encased and padded with Merino sheepskin with extra long leather and holes to fit any size body. Cut off what you do not need. Same for the waist belt.

It can be worn fully vertical, still accessible but out of the way. Or the straps can be adjusted to an angle, for quicker deployment.

The scabbard comes with attachments that also enable it to be carried on a saddle, the way it was carried by British cavalry in the Boer War, South Africa, 1899-1902. The Australian cavalry sent over 16,000 men for the ride, with the same number of horses. The Boers won the fight, because they wanted their country more than the British did. No Australian horses were allowed to return because of quarantine restrictions -- but 16,182 men did return Down Under.

Read about the epic battle HERE.

Close-up photo: A Universal Pattern Steel Arch Saddle of 1902 packing a "deep rifle bucket."

Also, a picture of an Australian Boer war fighter with the rifle he carried in the "saddle bucket."