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What time period are your holsters/rig?

1860-1869
9 (31%)
1870-1879
12 (41.4%)
1880-1889
4 (13.8%)
1890-1899
1 (3.4%)
Hollywood/Modern
3 (10.3%)

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What time period are your holsters/rig?
« on: April 15, 2019, 09:21:28 AM »
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2019, 10:44:00 AM »
I like to try and stay early in my leather gear.
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2019, 11:13:13 AM »
I like the Wolfs Ears post Civil War half flap holsters and web/Mills style belts. My favorite belt is a web forager with sg and rifle loops. Very comfortable.
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2019, 12:06:34 PM »
It depends on the gun, and what mood I'm in. I never studied on holsters, so everything is interpretive. I do tend to use Al Stohlman's work as a base model for some. I find it is more fun to go on my own path, rather than trying to reproduce somebody else's.

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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2019, 02:24:42 PM »
Thanks to Marshal Halloway for finding this. Since my post is the first, I must have started it at one time but sure don't remember doing it. You must have had to dust it off a lot. ;D

At any rate, my rig(s) fall in around the period after the Civil War with cartridge conversions, 1870-1879.


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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2019, 02:26:29 PM »
I'm kinda all about the place ....be twix 1870 - 1898

Mostly 1870-79 ... but I have leather for my SAA circa SpanAm w/ web belt
Punitive War leather for my 1911
and WW1 (original) for my recent aquired 1917 Luger.


I do not own nor desire the first busquardo drop holster , or any Tom Threepersons style's
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2019, 02:30:24 PM »
Photos of your rigs would be great if you have any.

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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2019, 05:37:48 PM »
I could either blow up the place with pictures, or let you see the stuff already on my website. www.smokewagonleather.us .

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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2019, 11:07:43 PM »
My favorite sort of splits two categories. I prefer 1890ish but range all the way from mid 70's to turn of the century. I also make some that fit into early 20th century but stay away from the hollywood stuff.
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2019, 07:35:17 AM »
I'm with CQ.  Way to many items to show here.  Better off with my web site.

www.oldwestreproductions.com


I can't help it, I like most everything.  However, my favorite time periods are the California Gold Rush era and the 1875-1885 period.

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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2019, 10:34:41 AM »
Nice site Buck, nice work :)

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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2019, 11:14:39 AM »
Thanks CQ.  Looks like you have some nice items, also.

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« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2019, 02:27:12 PM »
Thank you Sir, I'm just faking it. Really. Someday I will figure it out, hopefully before my eyes and fingers give out completely  ;D

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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2019, 06:40:07 PM »
I started this business in 1978.  Hard to believe I've been doing this full time for the past 41 years.  I still love it, even though my fingers are sore and my eye sight has gone down hill, so I know what you mean.

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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2019, 09:30:23 PM »
I do Zoot Shooting, which is Prohibition Era, so my stuff would be considered Modern I guess.
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2019, 11:39:23 PM »
I do Zoot Shooting, which is Prohibition Era, so my stuff would be considered Modern I guess.
Are there any pics of your rig you could post?

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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2019, 05:31:42 AM »
I use an analogy to describe my leather holsters


" I can fabricate a pretty good sandwich from scratch, but sometimes just want to go to a great SUB shop !

so that said....

Here are some examples: 

my version of a Belly Gun holster....
and 2nd a one off commissioned holster from a very talented fellow.

Then there is my version of western 1911 rig

and second a pair of another very talented and great friend.

All are quite tasty IMHO  :)

 
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2019, 07:02:28 PM »
I like the 1/4 flap with the leaf motifs.
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2019, 07:42:34 PM »
I like the 1/4 flap with the leaf motifs.
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Re: What time period are your holsters/rig?
« Reply #19 on: May 20, 2019, 07:01:11 AM »
mine are all slimjims circa 1860s, but am currently making a cross-draw slimjim (so sort of 1860s).   Making for a friend who also shoots 1860 Colt.  He wanted a matching set and it is in progress, need to measure him for the belt, and then finish a belt pouch as well.   The design are adapted versions of a Main and Winchester.   They dye is my chestnut brew.     Trading the holster set for bag of leather and a Hoppes double barrel pistol from the 70s.   It was in pieces and needed work but all good now.


 

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