Holster Styles & Variations

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Ya know it's not REALLY a Slim Jim unless it is at least 7" long!

Yeah, my Slim Jim is almost there. It's about 1/8" short of holding a 7" pistol. I guess I'll have to make amends on my next pair.

Nice photos, pard. Thanks for adding to the thread with them.

[Gun Butcher]

  Here is one I just finished> not sure what to call it< sort of a hollywood rig I suppose> It is an offside or crossdraw with a 28 degree tilt and is buckskin laced.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That's good, GB. It's the first crassdraw we have here. Also it's a good example of a laced seam. Thanks.

[Irish Dave]

Here's a long and short skeleton-style shoulder rig....

[Irish Dave]

... and an Olive pattern and skirted DA holster.

[Dr. Bob]

Great looking holsters Dave!!

[Dalton Masterson]

Please explain the Olive in Olive pattern?? Thats a new one on me. Thanks. Good looking examples all. DM

[Irish Dave]

DM:

The Olive Pattern holster was a middle-late period style named primarily for the oval or "olive" shape of the backskirt. It was made to fit any number of models in its day, but the olive-shaped skirt is primarily the defining characteristic.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Great additions, Dave. More beautiful work. Thanks for the pics.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Howdy Gents

     Back in the 60's an old friend of mine named Tex gave me his 1886 S&W safty grip, 5 shot hammerless 38 cal. 4 " barrel, and nickle plated 5 shooter, along with it a fancy carved and laced Mexican single loop holster, he said he carried it on a dress belt when he would travel, and that the gun or the holster had very little use, he said back then you didn't want to be caught on the road or in a new town without being armed. anyhow this holster is either from the late 1800's or very early 1900's, I  thought you all might get a kick out of seeing it, the pard that made this really did an excellant job in carving and lacing this holster. For being as old as it is , it has survived very well, i've had the gun and holster in a gun case for over 40 years, and it shows no sign of rotting, drying out or cracking, I can only hope my stuff will do as well.

                                                     tEN wOLVES 

[Dalton Masterson]

Dang 10W, that looks great! Almost like it was made recently! What style would that be?? DM

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Howdy Dalton

       The closest I can think of is the Mexican one loop variation, I think it was either made in the late 1800's or early 1900's, it doesn't look to have any hard use at all , and my friend told me he only wore it when he would travel, to see it in person, you would think it was a newly made holster, even the inside of the holster is clean, but he didn't keep his gun oiled to speak of, so that would acount for it not being dirty because the gun is nickle the inside stayed clean. the holster will only take a 1 to 1 1/4 " pant belt, he said he wore under a suit /sport coat or causual jacket, it's small enough to work very well this way.


                                                           tEN wOLVES 

[Icebox Bob]

Pure Function -

[Ace Lungger]

  A sleep at the wheel again, i appoligize to to all you pards that have posted pics of those AWESOME RIGS, i posted way way back there, and then I guess i got lost!
All I can say is that everyone of those holster are ecellent, and you all  need to be pround of your selfs!

I hope everyone except my apoligies for getting in on this late! I love looking at you all work, and I praise those for there talent, and evry rig posted so far is AWESOME.
ACE

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks for the additions, pards. I agree that it was nice work on that laced rig, 10W.

Icebox Bob, thanks for the example of a half-flap holster. We're getting a good collections of examples, here. This is a good thread for ideas.

[Ace Lungger]

  :)MW, you are right, I am greatly thank full for all of you that have posted, it realy help people like me that are learning!

ACE

[HorsePen Henry]

Hidy Marshall,

Here's a holster I'm working on and I just stuck it together to show the style variation. It is not really a Slim Jim so what style is it? A flap holster with the flap bent backwards?







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X Horse Pen

[Sgt. Jake]

     Horse Pen    I know that it is a work in progress,but that sir is damn fine work.Cant wait to see her when shes done.          Adios  Sgt. Jake

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Wow, X-pen. I like it. Nice, deep recurve. Good stamping pattern giveing it a turn-of-the-century look. As to what style, I don't know, but I've made some like that for my Rugers to carry out in the mountains. How about a quarter-skirt holster for lack of anything better to call it? Maybe someone will have an idea of the style beyond that. Whatever it is, it looks good. I really like that border pattern. Do you have a close-up of that to put on the border thread?

[outrider]

Howdy Pards,

Horsepen...nice looking holster for sure...It looks like a modified 49er design.  I have a gun rig with two modified 49er holsters very similar to this one.  Check out page 42 of Show us your stuff.