1890s holster

[Skeeter Lewis]

This is a type of holster I've seen in a few photos, popular in Mexico and the southern states.

[Skeeter Lewis]

Here is an original . . .

[Skeeter Lewis]

The customer wanted it aged, so it wound up like this.

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[Marshal Will Wingam]

That looks really good, Skeet! You nailed the look perfectly. Your customer should be quite happy with it. What a nice design. That's not one I'm familiar with but I like it. It's not limited to any particular barrel length. I'll bet it will fit a handful of different types of pistol, too. Thanks for the photos.

[Coffinmaker]

  Hey Hey Hey Skeeter 

That be Hubba Hubba Bubba fer sure.  Nifty neat that it accommodates any barrel length.  There is just something . . . . really nifty about lots of barrel showing below the holster.  You really nailed it 

[Abilene]

Like a gun bucket with a half flap.  I like it!

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I recall
seeing a similar holster on a photograph of a Gaucho attached to a very wide belt.

[Skeeter Lewis]

Here's one . . .

[Major 2]

Sweet job Skeet

The design is reminiscing of a Califorian design in the mid 1850's
Capt. Schaeffer's original 1851 holster and the copy.
Some variations of the theme ...
for the S&W Mod. 36 Chief Special (or perhaps Colt Detective)
and stretching it some (modified to full flap) for my EMP

[Rube Burrows]

Great job recreating the holster. You did it perfectly. Love to see something old and less seen like this come to life and also have period photos to show its use.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Here's one . . .

What a great photo.

Nice work on those, Major.

[Coffinmaker]

   The one I remember most 

Let us remember, I don't remember much . . . . was a 60s ish TV Oater, and one of the good guys had a short Walk-n-Draw with a Nickel 7.5 inch SA hanging out the end.  I don't remember the name of the Show, but his screen name was Manolito.

[Mogorilla]

Manolito Montoya, Played by Henry Darrow.   Show was High Chaparral (see my avatar, I was a fan) 

[Dave T]

I can't help but wonder if that design could have been the inspiration for the "Yaqui Slide" Jeff Cooper discovered in Central America and brought back to show his friends.  The legendary holster maker Milt Sparks (the founder, not the company as it exists today) produced them for years.  I got one about 1977 from Sparks and carried my Commander in it under a sports coat as a detective.

My other option for concealment in those days was an original Summer Special by Bruce Nelson.  What goes around comes around.  (smile)

Dave

[Skeeter Lewis]

Major 2, that Schaeffer holster is a beaut.

[Buck Stinson]

Skeeter,
The original holster and belt you show in post #2 was from my collection.  I bought it from a friend at one of the early Cowboy Collectable shows in Cody.  Both holster and belt were in near new condition and lined with felt.  The belt had .44 caliber loops.  The back of the holster was marked in ink $1.25.  I have been offering this as a reproduction on my web site, for years.  These are very neat little holsters.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Skeeter,
The original holster and belt you show in post #2 was from my collection.  I bought it from a friend at one of the early Cowboy Collectable shows in Cody.  Both holster and belt were in near new condition and lined with felt.  The belt had .44 caliber loops.  The back of the holster was marked in ink $1.25.  I have been offering this as a reproduction on my web site, for years.  These are very neat little holsters.

Now how cool is that?! Does that holster have a style name or other identifying designation?

[Skeeter Lewis]

Thanks for that post, Buck. So very interesting that you owned it.

[Skeeter Lewis]

This is it with the customer's hogleg.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Outstanding. Thanks for the pic.