Okay, so we usually try to give rather broad coverage of things, but today we have to admit we’re obsessed with bags. Put it down to the fact that everyone’s returning to work after the holidays and some of us, for the moment, are without a briefcase.

Bill Amberg made the manbag manly last year, and now it looks like Mullholland Brothers have thrown us a similarly rugged briefcase/overnighter, in the guise of their angler’s bag.

Handmade in San Fransisco out of “rich leathers, solid brass fittings, polished zippers and the highest quality threads”, this falls under the category of accessories that will probably outlive their owners. Or heirlooms, as our grandfathers called them.

At $485, you can take it out of your future grandson’s inheritance. He’ll appreciate it.

Mulholland Brothers Angler’s Bag [Product Dose]

Some blaggard broke into my house over the holidays and stole nothing but an empty briefcase, a broken laptop, a broken Swatch watch and a hat full of about $15 in change.

Although I can console myself with the fact that, as a result of that pawltry haul, I still definitely had a better Christmas than my burglar, I’m still down one briefcase.

But that might soon change, now that we live in a world where something like Carl Mertens’ bar briefcase exists.

With a 14-piece cocktail kit as its primary feature, this piece staggeringly still has the standard pockets for files, pens, business cards and a phone. And the cocktail kit isn’t a gimmicky, token effort either. Some highlights include a chopping board and knife, a pestle, two shakers (including a three-piece one) and all the standards.

Aren’t briefcases meant to improve productivity?

bar briefcase by carl mertens [Unica Home via Luxist]

We posted on Monday about the 200-yard spudgun, oh ridiculously powerful high school weapon that it is. And now we present rubber band flinging, with a machine gun.

Loads 12 bands per barrel for a whopping 144 rubber bands that shoot off as fast as you can turn the handle!

Hand crafted in the USA, the rubber band machine gun uses a similar mechanism to the famous Gatling Gun of the old west. It stands 40 inches tall and 44 inches from the handle to the tip of the barrels. The turret effortlessly spins a full 360 degrees and tilts from 45 degrees up to 22 degrees down so you can easily keep a moving target in your sights, no matter where it goes.

Remember that old quote about the fine line between genius and insanity?

Oh, and one of these death machines will set you back a cool $400. Although it’s a lesser pain that being on the receiving end of 144 flying rubber bands…

The Incredible Rubberband Machine Gun! [Backyard Artillery via Uncrate]