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Colt Hammerless

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  1. I'v been trying for several days to load Wickett and Craig's website with no luck. Every time I try to load it, Norton anti-virus says it blocked an attack. Is anyone else having problems, or is it just me? Colt Hammerless
  2. jlaudio29, thanks for the explanation. Nice looking holster! Colt Hammerless
  3. Shooter, are you attaching the elephant to a thin backer piece of veg-tan before putting it on the main holster body? I know one would have to do that if it was a re-inforcement piece for the mouth of the holster, but it looks like you're doing this for decoration only. I also bought a couple of the elephant scrap bags from Springfield and am wanting to do one as a decoration piece on a holster that does not have a mouth reinforcement. As far as which parts of the elephant these are from, I'm not 100% sure. I went to Roje Leather's website and they have some videos about elephant hides. It seems like the smooth pieces (like in your second holster) are from the ear, where as the more pronounced and deeper grain (as in your first holster) are from the main body and the trunk. You might want to go look at those videos. Another thing you could do would be to ask Kevin at Springfield or one of the other suppliers of elephant like Roje or Ostrich Market. I know Kevin is a member here. Maybe he'd like to put some pics in the exotics section of this site of different parts of the hide. Oh, almost forgot, very nice holsters! Not much to critique! Colt Hammerless
  4. What kind of lengths did you get in that package? I've been thinking of getting one or two of those bags from Springfield to make a belt, either a double layer or as a liner. Would most of them be long enough for a 34 or 36 waist size? Also what weight leather are they? Thanks in advance. Colt Hammerless
  5. That's a really nice looking holster. Very nice boning! The IWB loops look nice. You've obviously done a 1911 holster before, because your stitch line around the trigger guard and dust cover is really nice and close. I like that. As far as improvements go, it looks like the stitching on the front wing comes in a little bit further from the edge than the stitching on the rear wing. That could be just an illusion though. You could maybe cover the trigger just a tiny bit more, especially if you ever put a shorter trigger in there. Doesn't need much more coverage though, just a smidge. Also the sweat shield doesn't quite cover the whole beavertail and hammer. This may be a personal preference though, and probably doesn't ad any discomfort. I really like the shape of that sweat shield by the way, and in fact the whole holster is nicely designed. It looks like you'll be able to get a nice full grip on the pistol while it's in there. Who's leather did you use? What weight? Also, what did you dye and finish it with? Keep up the good work! Colt Hammerless
  6. Congratulations on your aquisition. I saw a picture of one in a magazine when I was a teenager, and new I'd have to have one some day. At least as good looking as a 1911 in my opinion. Are you going to make a holster for it? Even if you don't intend to carry it, it's a fun project, and there a beutiful subject for a holster. Colt Hammerless
  7. I cut resolene 50/50 with water. I put on one coat, then put on a second coat after a few hours using a small foam paint brush. Doing this, I find it loses it's tackiness after about a day and a half. This is in AZ. Don't know if the lack of humidity makes a difference or not. But, give it 36 to 48 hours, and it should be good. I've used neutral shoe polish after that as well, but only after the tackiness subsided. Have never tried it right after, but sounds like it works. Colt Hammerless
  8. That's really neat!! I think if you had a picture of it in your hand, people would have a better understanding of the small scale of that thing. How thick is the leather on that? I'll have to keep my eyes open for a tiny little toy gun so I can make something like that. Don't know if I'd be up to doing the belt loops though! Nice work! Colt Hammerless
  9. Make sure you post pictures of it when you're done Big G. There's not enough pictures of holsters for these little gems on the internet. They have such great lines too, it's a shame. Colt Hammerless
  10. I boned in the lines with a tube of Chapstick. The caps on them are perfectly smooth and have a nice radius to them. They're very good for getting the inside part of a round trigger guard, as well as a rounded ejection port and the front of the slide where it's scalloped toward the dust cover. I've found it works well to put a paper towel folded over several times between the tool and the leather. You can find the lines of the gun that way without actually marking the leather, then you can simply apply more pressure once you've found them and it bones it nice and smooth. I've tried it with a clear plastic gallon sized ziploc bag, but like the paper towel better, as it seems more forgiving in regards to tool marks. Colt Hammerless
  11. Thanks for the comments. If it looks good, it's only because of studying this forum for several months before attempting it, and for that I thank everyone. The thread is just standard waxed nylon from Tandy that comes in 25 yard spools. I agree that the cant isn't for everyone, (and it did wind up more than the 30 degrees I had intended.) I figured it would result in a slower draw as well, but it's actually quite smooth and fast. I experimented with different positions with my 1911 to find the most comfortable and concealable placement, and came up with the 30 degrees at about the 4:00 to 4:30 position. This was mostly a test holster before making one for the 1911. It's funny you mention the loops Marine MP, as they're a little screwed up. If you look at the front one in the pic it's a little misshapen and a slightly different color. I started making the 1911 holster as I was finishing this one, in order to have it ready for an upcoming hiking trip with a friend. I didn't have time to make loops for that one, so I just used these loops on it. Well, the first day we were caught in a nasty downpour for several hours with no shelter, not even a tree. That holster and the loops got a little uglied up from it all. Still functions just fine though. I was so wet, it even caused my store bought belt to leak dye onto my pants. It also ruined my cell phone :-) I'll do a little write up on that holster as well. I only have a couple of good before pics. I'll have to take some of what it looks like now. Colt Hammerless
  12. Well, I guess the pics didn't come out very well at all. I'll have to try again. It seems I'm not good at the internet :-(
  13. This is my first leather project. I made it after reading this forum for quite a while. I finished it in September. I've made a few more since then, and will write about them later. It's an IWB for a Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless in .32acp. I made it out of one of those 6/7oz single shoulders that's often on sale at Tandy. Dyed with Fiebing's British Tan. Applied several coats with a cotton rag before contact cementing and stitching. I didn't have a stitch marking wheel at the time so set my calipers at .143 to get 7 stitches per inch and marked it out with the knives of the calipers (very time consuming!) I also did not have a stitching groover, so I wet that area of the leather and tooled an indentation for the stitching to lay down into. I intended for it to have a 30 degree forward cant, but I believe it's closer to 37. Don't know how I missed, I've used the same method since then, and it's worked fine. Oh well. Finish is two coats of Resolene cut 50/50 with water. I'm pretty happy with it. I would have liked to get the stitching closer to the dust cover and bottom front of the slide, but it's not bad for a first shot at it. Oh, I also molded in a sight channel. The pistol doesn't have much of a front sight, but it certainly won't be dragging on the inside of the holster now. I hope the pictures come out OK. I tried to resize them so they'd fit, but they might be a bit small or grainy. I welcome any comments, suggestions, or questions. Colt Hammerless
  14. Nice looking holster. I saw the other one you did without the reinforced mouth. You said that was your first holster. You're off to a great start! What did you decide to use as a finish? I made an IWB in January for an H&K p2000sk as a gift for a friend. Colt Hammerless
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