Steelart999

Okay, that makes sense. I'm still checking out the various leather "vendors" and HO seems to be my best bet at this point. Geez, this forum has a lot of data to plow through!!! Thanks for your input Chuck

Well, my plan was for about 15 Pancake or similar holsters by the time I'm done. Likely for Glock, S&W Shield and Sig 320-ish. Sheaths, hmmm, probably 6 to 8 of about 4"-8" length (medium knives). About 2-4 belts of 1-1/2 x 38". So ... are leather sides about equivalent to shoulder leather? That was the primary question, i.e., to use shoulder or side leather for holsters. I don't know if one stretches more or has other properties where one is better than the other for holsters.

I've looked and searched (maybe not to well), but didn't find a consensus on leather for holsters / sheaths. I'm not talking about weight or source. What would be the best for holsters, shoulder or side? It seems like shoulder, but I've seen on the Weaver sight that they tie "Holster" and "Side" together. Maybe a basic question ... but I am yet another newbie to leatherworking.

I was looking into purchasing some elephant hide that has an attached FWS or CITES tag showing that it has been legally imported. However, the associated documentation has been lost. Is there a database where I can use the tag number to lookup the backup documentation? Do I even need the backup documentation to legally purchase it?