MKC LEATHER RIFLE SLING - USA MADE

Josh Smith

Bozeman, MT

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$150.00

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About this piece

MKC X TETON LEATHER COMPANY Montana Knife Company™ Handcrafted Leather Gun Sling is made of premium Leather by Francesca at Teton Leather Company. 100% USA MADE HAND SHAPED SHOULDER PADDING ANTI-SLIP BACKING, THOROUGHLY WEATHERED ABRASION TESTED 100% HAND SADDLE-STITCHED IN A WAX BRAIDED THREAD ABOUT FRANCESCA AND TETON LEATHER From a true artistic beginning apprenticing with a master jewelry maker, to creating beautiful knives as a bladesmith, Francesca found her calling with the art of leather making. Her love for the craft began when one of her knife collectors asked her to make a high-end custom leather sheath for an art knife he had procured. Through trial and error, she created a beautiful piece of art, remembering “When my concept became a reality, and what I saw in my head was...

About the artist

Josh learned to make knives at age 11 from his little league baseball coach in Lincoln, Montana. By 19, he was the youngest Master Bladesmith in the world. He launched MKC from a two-car garage in December 2020 with the iconic Speedgoat. Within a year, the company had 37 employees. In 2024, they broke ground on a 50,000 sq ft facility in Missoula.

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