Fast Draw Holsters -- What are they really?

[Lars]

Lars,

Did not mean to insult or embarass you by the questions and hope I have not.

I found out what was period correct and what I liked and what I now feel comfortable with.

Black River Smith

No problem, I am pretty much a foreigner everywhere, just more in some places than in others. Usually, no one can place my accents in any of the languages, even though it is obvious I am not native.

I am pretty much where you were. I like the holsters I have now, one set is totally NCOWS OK, The one I used at GAF Muster is also totally NCOWS OK, save the totally exposed trigger guard -- it is not the one I would wear on horseback although with hammer loop in place, it is totally OK for everything else.

Lars

[RRio]

Rio don't you answer your own statement, when you say, it is used in Cowboy Fast Draw?

It is cut for easy access, it is dropped to arms length or near so, it is very rigid(not a firm criteria, many slim jims are heavy leather/stiff) and it is canted or angle forward.

Correct or not.  And its sole purpose is for fast removal of revolver.  Would you use them in the woods (other than being reallly nice/fancy looking) or on a horse or sit in a chair or would they secure the revolver from being pulled or knocked loose?

Black River Smith

There is a whole world of difference between Cowboy Fast Draw and World Fast Draw. CFD does have certain rules to keep it as authentic as possible.

This particular rig slips over the belt. It is 9-10 oz. leather with a lining. No metal is used in it, and yes you could ride a horse with it with no more fear of gun falling out than the others. It does not have a tie-down to the leg, it does not hang at "arms length or near so". Even with the totally legal, historically accurate rig that I use now, the butt of my grip comes to midway between my wrist and elbow.

Other than the forward rake, which is no more than some authentic rigs I have seen,( especially folks using a right hand crossdraw holster for the strong side) and the open trigger guard, it is really not that much differance.

[Black River Smith]

Thanks for the clarification of the photo.  They can be deceiving and misinterpreted, by there two dimensional (only) view.


Black River Smith

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