I have holsters made by Trailrider Products probably 20 years ago and I need two more of that sort of California style Slim Jim for my Uberti 1860 Type II conversions. Those Uberti conversions will stretch out my holsters I use for my Percussion pistols because Uberti in their goofiness decided to make the pistol larger in the cylinder than the original 1860 to allow .45 Colt to be chambered, mine are .44 Specials. Anyway, I can holster my 1860s, 1861s, 1851s, my Leech& Rigdons, my 71/72 open tops and even an Armi San Marco Richards Type I conversion in the Trailrider holsters, but if I shove the Uberti Conversion in it will ruin them for all of the others.
I have a VERY cheap pair of Slim Jims I got somewhere I use now for the Uberti conversions, but they are ugly and have the uncovered trigger guard (typical Slim Jims) which is why I love the Trailrider Holsters with the covered guards. They were actually a design that had a flap and I had him remove it and give me a rolled top edge to hold up from reholstering. They have held up pretty well for twenty years.
The sad thing about the Uberti Richards is that it could have been made to the correct size, there is an Armi San Marco Type I conversion in the picture below with the other revolvers that fit, and it fits fine.
Does anyone know what happened to them? Did anyone buy out their business or their catalog designs? They used to have a nice colored brochure and net presence. That holster was actually shown as a half flap and I had them modify the design.
If I can't find them, I need to find someone to make me two more holsters. Look at the pictures below. I want the two tone roll and the color to be relatively the same.
Thanks,
Mako