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Hello all, I am in dire need of a template for a Beretta 92f 9mm. I have a very close friend that has recently been deployed over to Afghanistan and is requesting me to make him a shoulder rig for his side arm. Now those of us who have been in the military know 2 things; 1.- Officer's like "pretty things" & 2.- issued equipment is never the best alternative. the rig that the Army has issued is a piece of typical military crap, and is not doing the job, he has sent me a schematic to follow, and although I am a holster maker, i am not able to get my hands on a Beretta mock up due to the limited ammount of people that actually ask for a holster for this weapon. if anyone on here is able to make me or has on hand a template for this weapon, please let me know via email. klagatella1979@verizo.net. Thank you i advance and God bless.

looks great! I would wear it on duty

look for will ghormley's 100th anniversary 1911 pattern pack. it has it

As a Texas Peace Officer who carries s.o.b off duty and leatherworker specializing in holsters I can say this is both not user friendly the way he wants i,t and a real pain to make. good job on passing!

could i get a copy of this pattern as well please. I am needing t for a fire chief that is retiring next month. thanks.

I make several styles of judge holsters, unfortunately none in a pancake design. i found it easy to just buy an aluminum gun for them. After I made one, i never figured anyoone else would want one. Guess again!!! it appears that the clunky P.O.S. is a popular gun with the old crowd that thinks "the bigger th gun the better!" good idea to pass on the job, but look into a blue gin or aluminum mold. best of luck!

Not sure if this will help you out very much but Tandy's has recently started selling a pattern pack for 1911's 100 yeaar anniversary. i am not sure how many paterns or what kind but it might be worth a try, as far as the brass, i can usually find some things at lowes or home depot that with a little dremmil tool work makes the perfect use. good luck.

have done the finish a few times and I use an air brush. but in a hurry you can use the canned air from Tandy's

I dont concider myself an end all authority on this subject but have done several interiors on vehicles utilizing leather. From what i know, a majority of "tooled" interiors are actually embossed hides. and i have also had a few that were lazer etched into te hide, i must say that if you are looking at doing a head liner in leather then you are better off sticking to the embossed, it doesnt take more than a 3-4 oz leather to start seperating your headliner from teh fiber board backing it, I usually do Ford King ranches and Hummers when i do it, my cost on material for a ford is about $500.00 and make it for $1,500, it is a very timely proccess especially when you get into dashes and consoles. just remember measure twice and cut once, you want what appears to be a natural seam or no seam at all. Best of luck to you. ~ Kevin

Al Stohlman's book on holsters (art of holster making i think) has a pattern in it, tandy's sells the book for about 13.00 us they also have a shoulder holster kit for sale now, not the best in the world but works for a few people in my Police Dept. tha have had me assemble for them. ~ Kevin

If you wouldnt mind, i would like a pattern for the lil guy, my buddy carries it in his pocket and always tell him he is going to blow his toe off. Let me know if you can sent it to me pls. ~ Kevin

Great Work, must have taken a little more than a minute to do.

I am a Police Officer in Texas and looking for a template to complete a 1911 a1 duty holster would prefer an old western look and appeal, nice and fancy none the less. if any one has a template i would appreciate it. please email to klagatella1979@verizon.net thanks a million.