Fantastic Old Holster

Fox Creek Kid · May 27, 2013, 03:27:47 AM

Made by W. Wheeler in St. Joseph, MO. Seems like I have seen that name before. Interesting decorative row of what appears to be brass grommets. Never seen that before. I really like the design on the front:

http://www.ocyoung.com/Colts.htm

Johnny McCrae · May 27, 2013, 06:04:06 AM

Many thanks for posting this. This is a fine old Holster. I also went through the rest of the website. There are some very interesting firearms for sale. A bit out of my price range but lots of fun to look at.

Cliff Fendley · May 27, 2013, 07:50:40 AM

Very cool! The holster and the gun. The holster also appears to be lined and it has a very large belt loop, probably so it would slide on a cartridge belt.

Marshal Will Wingam · May 27, 2013, 11:18:33 AM

That's a beautiful holster with that Colt. The design would be fun to do. It looks like the outer layer has grommets in it that allow you to see the lining. Notice the star is upside down. Was that an oops? Most interesting. Thanks for the link.

Fox Creek Kid · May 27, 2013, 04:26:00 PM

Quote from: Marshal Will Wingam on May 27, 2013, 11:18:33 AM...Notice the star is upside down. Was that an oops? Most interesting...

I thought about that as well. Perhaps he wanted to correlate the direction of the barrel with the star(?).

I like this one better, but I still cannot discern what the decoration is.

Notice what appears to be a reinforcement to the top rear:

Marshal Will Wingam · May 27, 2013, 08:06:10 PM

Quote from: Fox Creek Kid on May 27, 2013, 04:26:00 PMI thought about that as well. Perhaps he wanted to correlate the direction of the barrel with the star(?).

He was probably halfway through the bottle of Old Overholt by the time he started on the star.

That's another cool holster, Kid.

Cliff Fendley · May 27, 2013, 10:21:18 PM

Maybe they didn't think the star direction mattered. If you look at old flags like original Confederate Battle Flags the stars are on at different directions. They are not all necessarily pointed the same way.

It does seem to look perfectly upside down though.

santee · June 13, 2013, 09:47:29 PM

By the way, anyone catch the 1860 with the notched grips? There's some historical provenance for you.

Marshal Will Wingam · June 14, 2013, 10:01:31 AM

I took another look, Santee. Couldn't find that. Sounds interesting.

MJN77 · June 14, 2013, 11:14:43 AM

QuoteBy the way, anyone catch the 1860 with the notched grips? There's some historical provenance for you.

QuoteI took another look, Santee. Couldn't find that. Sounds interesting.

Second gun down on page 2.

Marshal Will Wingam · June 14, 2013, 11:37:09 AM

Quote from: MJN77 on June 14, 2013, 11:14:43 AMSecond gun down on page 2.

Of course! Duh.

Thanks for that. I think I'm still a little rummy from the surgery meds.