Vintage holster library

[Dalton Masterson]

Howdy all. How about posting pics of your personal vintage holsters and gear, and maybe getting a little CasCity Packing Iron page going?
Put a short little blurp describing it, and see what kind of resource we come up with! It should be great for ideas, and will get some of that moldy leather out into the sun to dry while you take pics.

Lets try to keep it to original items, and not stuff we made. We have the Show your stuff page for that.

Alrighty, heres the few original items I have. The pics were all I could do, with what I had available to me today.
The saddle is a Wilson Saddlery - Denver, the cuffs are a pair I picked up at a garage sale for a few bucks many years before I did SASS or leather, and the holster is the one I recreated here a few months back.
DM

[KidTerico]

DM I hate to admit it , I dont have one thing but its a good idea. KT

[St. George]

I have quite a number, myself - but I'd hate to see them replicated.

For me, 'Packing Iron' fills the bill.

Good Luck!

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[GunClick Rick]

1930s Lone Ranger cuffs and tie,with Hoppy 1950s tie.1950s Bonanza,1950s Wanted Dead or Alive,50s Knotts Berry farm,cardboard 50s spud gun holster.Well ya said vintage didn't say it couldn't be toys And i didn't make them

[Skeeter Lewis]

Great idea, Dalton.

[Ned Buckshot]

A geat idea Dalton!

I only wish I had something to contribute.

Ned

[GunClick Rick]

Almost looks like a Visalia saddle??

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That vintage leather really looks great. Thanks for the pics, pards.

[JD Alan]

That's a cool collection Rick.

[Bad Hombre]

Great idea Dalton!!
Nice stuff there Rick!!

This is a Fred Mueller, (Denver, Colorado) holster for a 1877 Colt.
Some of Freds work is in "Packing Iron" pg 111...gun belt, 1885-1895

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

       This is a 1886 Smith & Wesson 38 hammerless Lemon Squeezer, and an around the turn of the century Mexican loop holster, with full lace, and carving, and in beautiful shape.


                            tEN wOLVES 

[GunClick Rick]

Hot dog now were cookin What was the name of the old movie Noah Berry and Randolf Scott in it,they get stuck in a barn or somethin in a gunfight.I always like the holsters Berry had on..

[Buck Stinson]

Here are a couple of original rigs in my collection.  The first one is an F. A. Meanea, Cheyenne with matching money cartridge belt for a 4 3/4" Colt in .44 caliber.  The second rig is a J.S. Collins outfit.  The holster is  marked with the Miles City, M.T. shop cartouche and fits a 5 1/2" Colt.  The matching .45 caliber Collins money belt has the cartouche from their shop in Cheyenne.

[KidTerico]

TW thats one heck of a holster.  Buck some more nice leather. KT

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Those are beautiful examples, Buck. Thanks for the pics.

[Drayton Calhoun]

Wonderful idea! I make all my own gunleather and, while I do search on line for ideas, I would never exactly reproduce an example. One reason, it is extremely difficult. Also, when you make your own, you tend to personalize intentionally or not.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Welcome to the forum, Drayton. When you get a chance, post a few pics of your work. It's always nice to see other pards' work.

[St. George]

This weekend's garage and estate sales just yielded a floral-carved, Elk-laced Mexican Loop holster for a 5 1/2" Colt Single Action Army.

Made by Heiser around 1910...

Treasures abound - keep your eyes open.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Delmonico]

This weekend's garage and estate sales just yielded a floral-carved, Elk-laced Mexican Loop holster for a 5 1/2" Colt Single Action Army.

Made by Heiser around 1910...

Treasures abound - keep your eyes open.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

A little bird told me that, looking forward to seeing it.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

   That's a great find St George, you're a lucky pard