Holster Styles & Variations

[Curly Red Ryder]

I don't know about that "Not by best effort" comment. The holster looks great to me!

Thanks for sharing, it's a good inspiration. I'm going to try a Slim Jim pretty soon, using one of WIll G's patterns.

Also, thanks for sharing the information on how things are in France regarding firearms and CAS. Very interesting.
JD

Thanks to the whole gang for your appreciation.

It was a fast done project and a funny work without too much stamping (just along the seam and some rolling with a no 5 spacer on the middle of the body.

About WW2 holsters, the model 1916 for the Colt 1911 or 1911 A1 can be easily modified to one strap mexican holster. I've done that many years ago, A way to make a cheap holster with some surplus item (when done the surplus holsters were cheaper and less collectable than now) 

[Curly Red Ryder]

About WW2 holsters, the model 1916 for the Colt 1911 or 1911 A1 can be easily modified to one strap mexican holster. I've done that many years ago:

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I just discarded the brass button, the rear hanging device,  the inner wooden block and oppened the bottom as I was using a 5 1/2" . Folded the flap rearward to be used as the belt slide and opened this flap around the "US" stamp to make the "mexican" band, with some scalloping done with a small punch around this band.

A way to make a cheap holster with some surplus item (when done the surplus holsters were cheaper and less collectable than now) 

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Howdy All

        This is a holster I just finished , it is a Mexican one loop variation with a wide skirt, adorned with brass and nickel spots and two concho's, the color was done with cold cowboy dark roast coffee, cooked over two days, the finish is distressed and made to look old and used, I used Chuck Burrows method for this, and it works really well, the leather is a 7/8 ounce veg-tan, I'm making a money belt two that will be used with it.

                                    Thanks for stopping by and taking a look


                                              tEN wOLVES 

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy Ten Wolves,

Simply Beautiful! You have created a museum piece and a work of art Pard!

Many thanks for sharing this with us

[santee]

This is the 49er holster completed. The spilled dye that lead to the darker overall color only helped (Yeah, you guys were right).

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy Santee,

Very nice! Your Holster looks like something I've seen in "Packing Iron". Your lookin' good.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  Howdy Gents

          Thanks for compliments on my holster Johnny it's much appreciated Pard. I posted it over here in the Variations thread so there would be easy access to the different styles.


     Santee

       Pard your holster looks great, really nice knife work, and the spelled dye just adds character to it, your finish looks good too.

                                tEN wOLVES 

[cowboy316]

Santee
very sharp lookin i love the design sitting here pacing back and forth waiting for the mail but none on sunday so ill have a hole in the floor by tomorrow waiting on your letter cant wait to get it and play with the design LOL
   Cowboy316

[Dr. Bob]

You two guys just knocked my socks off!        Both of those holsters are beautiful!

[santee]

'ppreciate it, gents.
Cowboy316, I heard the stage was stopped by road agents up by Bloody Horse Basin. Hopefully them scalawags didn't make off with yer pattern.

[Wiley Desperado]

Santee, very nice looking leatherwork, the color came out great.
Wiley

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks for adding that holster to this thread, TW. It has a nice look. The "blood" spots add character to it. Fine job, there.

Santee, that holster came our really beautiful. I like the color. You'll have to spill dye more often. Well done, pard.

[cowboywc]

Howdy Santee
Very good lookin. The spilled dye worked.
WC

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Howdy Pards

     I just finished my Slim Jim cross draw holster to go along with my Mexican one loop and money belt, I used 9/10 ounce veg-tan leather, I dyed it in my Cowboy dark roast coffee, and adorned it with brass spots and nickel spots the same as the other, and finished it the same way as the other, the wide money belt makes a real easy and comfortable way to carry a couple large six guns.


                                                                        Regards

                                                                     tEN wOLVES 

[Dr. Bob]

10 W,

Great looking rig there.  Where ever you wear it, you'll set folks to drooling!

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That's a fine rig, TW. I like the overall look with that coffee coloring. Good work.

[Missouri Half Breed]

Marshal as a farley new member to sass almost a yr now and a amanture lether maker i would like to thank every one that this reaches you gentelman give suport to us that do not know and hope that are work is not in vain the people that iv met or more so or not read are some of the finist people in the world and i know people ive been in the transportation bussiness for over 35 yrs and meet a few i wont drage this out but thanks to all the pards out ther and Vaya con Dios

[GunClick Rick]

Scary good stuff...Cool old holster Ten Wolves,i like that story.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

   Thank you GCR, much appreciated pard

             tEN


    Missouri Half Breed, it's nice to have you joining in with us, we're glad to have you sit at the fire, so make yourself at home.


         tEN wOLVES

[Gun Butcher]

  TW, that is some mighty fine leatherwork, Pard. I love the color and the design is perfect.