BUNKHOUSE RAMBLINGS

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy Cliff,

Beautiful work on those Rigs! Very professional looking coupled with excellent workmanship! Many thanks for sharing.

[GunClick Rick]

Right fine feller too!

[Arizona Cattleman]

I finished my CAS Rig, but first I must say there is some mighty fine work being shown here.

Here are some pics.

AC

[Arizona Cattleman]

More Pics.....

AC

[GunClick Rick]

Ride em cowboy ! Classy AC

[Arizona Cattleman]

Thanks Rick,

AC

[Boothill Bob]

AC, thats a very fine rig, great work.

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy AC,

Beautiful job on your CAS Rig! Everything about it is first class! Excellent workmanship and awesome border stamping! Many thanks for showing this fine piece to us.

[Cliff Fendley]

Beautiful work AC. I really like the holster with the wide skirt, kinda has the look of an early Mexican loop of the Arizona territory.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  AC, you put some thought into this, and it paid dividends, it's classy to say the least, your stamping is right on, and your bullet loops with the stamping really adds more class to this rig, good color great execution pard beautiful all around 


                                         Thanks for the look see

                                            tEN wOLVES 

[Arizona Cattleman]

Thanks for your coments Boothill, Johnny, Cliff and TW.  Means alot.

AC

[JD Alan]

Good lookin rig AC. Tell me about the spot behind the knife sheath.

[KidTerico]

AC now thats what I call some fine leather work. Thanks for showing. KT

[Arizona Cattleman]

JD, Thanks.  A pic might explain better, but it is a skirt to match the holster.

AC

[Arizona Cattleman]

Thanks Terry, your holster was my inspiration.

AC

[WaddWatsonEllis]

AC,

What fantastic work!

I am starting my own holsters, and I can only hope mine look as good ... from fifty feet  ... *G*

[Arizona Cattleman]

Thanks Wadd, I am sure they will look great.  Can't wait to see the pics.

AC

[WaddWatsonEllis]

AC,

I dunno ....

I have bought Will Ghormley's pattern for the Johnny Ringo Rig , but  I am doing a couple of major changes ... so time will tell ... so far,

1) I am making it a conservative drop loop double strong side holster rig for SASS ... and dropping the loop three inches still has the tip of the grip at the height of the holster and belt top ... but it will make those 7 1/2" Schofield barrels managable to draw ...

2.) I am not putting on the stock garrison clipped corner buckle, but installing the cast clipped corner white bronze buckle that Will Ghormley sells ....

3. Dave Cole made me a small Gentlemans knife with a sheath that mimics the holsters of the Johnny Ringo 'Cheyenne' double loop ... even down to the spots on the loops (pic attached).

4. The look of the outside of the holsters is kind of what I call the 'Glen Ford' cut, with the shoulders and hammer of the gun exposed. On mine, I am raising the loop so that the top of the gun is protected, but keeping the reverse (downward curve) so that it exposes the trigger ... more of an 1880s look ...

So we shall see how they end up

P.S. The pic of the finshed holsters is from Will Ghormley's website, primarily to show how close Dave Cole's sheath mimics the original design .....

[Arizona Cattleman]

Wadd, sounds like an interesting project.  I like to customise, then it becomes your own design.  Good Luck, can't wait to see the finished project.

AC

[WaddWatsonEllis]

AC,

Kinda the way I feel about it too ... still messing with one of Will Ghormleys patterns is intimidating .... kinda like tryin to improve on Michaelangelo's David ... *S*