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Thank you. It's def a heavy duty one at 14oz.

Haha..... Not as bad as one might think. Thank you. I enjoy shooting cap and ball as well as the other stuff.

Thanks. Hope you win that argument one day. Everyone needs a 51 Navy. Everyone needs one for sure. Thank you. Thanks Hags. Thank you BigBore Appreciate it.

Just finished up this holster for my father. He has a new Colt Anaconda in both 4 and 6 in barrel lengths. This one is just long enough to hold both comfortably. He wanted it lined and heavy duty. This one comes in at 14oz thickness. Hes very pleased with the way it turned out.

Thanks.

Very nicely done.

Finished up this 51 Navy Slim Jim holster yesterday.

I don't really agree with the OP here. I basketweave several holsters and there really is no reason to do that to the back of the holster. That's a lot of extra work for no apparent reason. Now, should someone request that it can certainly be done but I would not say its unworkmanlike to not stamp or care the back of the holster body. Here is my latest one that I did for myself that is what you appear to have a problem with. I do not see a problem with it but like anything, you are free to have a different opinion. Ruger Blackhawk Bisley Holster - Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes - Leatherworker.net Also, sometimes the contrasting difference between stamped and not stamped is a desired look.

Thank you. As far as the portion of the strap that goes beyond the snap I tend to like enough to get my hand on while wearing gloves. It makes it easier to unsnap.

Hey.......that's not a trapper in that sheath. Nice job on the sheath.

Beautiful as always.

Looks good.

Thank you. A friend of mine made the stamp for me. Thanks.

Thanks. I think it will age nicely once in the field. Thank you. I am a Ruger fan as well. Thanks Hags

Thank you. Yeah, those are nice shooting for sure. I haven't shot any in the Anaconda yet but have with the Super Blackhawk. Well th ank you very much.

Thanks BigBore.

I am sure he will like a holster from an old friend such as yourself.

For the last few months I have been reading lots of writings by men like Elmer Keith & Skeeter Skelton. Normally I am a 45 Colt guy. It's prob. my favorite overall caliber. That said, after reading the above mentioned I had started to see how good a 44 Special could be and really started wanting one. Took me a couple months of looking nearly every day but I finally found the revolver I was after. I was looking for a Lipsey's Exclusive Ruger Flattop Bisley Blackhawk with a 5.5" barrel in 44 special. I am happy to say that it arrived I am very happy to have it. While waiting on the components to arrive to load for a new caliber such as brass, dies, bullets etc I decided that of course it needed to have a new holster made for it. I decided on a cross draw holster that hopefully Elmer Keith and Skeeter Skelton would be proud of. I know Keith liked a Lawrence 120 so I loosely modeled this one after one of those but with a few changes/flairs of my own. I made this cross draw holster with a top strap, basketweave pattern, Ruger logo and borderstamp. I picked saddle tan for the color with some antique paste in the stampings. I lined the holster in suede and finished it with a coat of tan kote and then Fiebings Saddle Lac Here is what I come up with. Photo of the Revolver itself.

Very nice. Do you find the bullets hold well like this? Are they easy to remove one handed compared to traditional style of single bullet loop?

Very good. The simple things are often what works best.

For any of those interested here is a video.

Nicely done.

I guess that would be pretty cool. I may think on it and if I have the time......maybe I will. Thank you Hags.

Thank you. Oh cool. I am not on that forum. You could always put in a conversion cylinder. Thanks for the comment. Indeed. One of the guys who used this one before me talks in the journal about using his conversion cylinder in it.

Thanks. I am not sure what their criteria is for selecting the next person but it could be because of either my IG page which is mostly cowboy gun related or my YT account which is largely the same. Thanks for the comment on the holster.