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Huckleberry Holster my first patern ever

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OK guys here what happen when you can't sleep and Tombstone comes on and you have a old break top 38 S&W sitting in the safe. This will be a on going thread 

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OK here some more and the hardware I picked out and after topcoat and antiquing 

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Looking good so far.  Can't wait to see the progress.

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Cool stuff. Nice to see the start, looking forward to seeing it all. Great job so far!

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looks good love the old 38 and the color of that leather looks great have fun with it.

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I like the idea.  Looks good.  

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Looking good. Nice job on your basketweave.

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Yea, that basketweave are nice and deep and most of all straight!  Looking forward to the final product, too!

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Pretty cool!

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OK got a little more done 

 

And suggestions on how the add a patting to those rivets 

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whats patting? or did you mean padding?

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"Copper patina" sorry autocorrect strikes again.

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Here's some more progress .

 

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lookin good cant wait till its finished :yes:

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OK it all sewn that is one continuous stitch.

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All done with one issue .

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The shoulder strap took the oil in way faster then the rest of the rig. And is noticeddarker.aaca21fc-222c-4445-8558-b041b3e9c41d.jpg.05918bed732806b95d33fb9bc9f87ed1.jpg

Now to refinish the gun.

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Anyone like puzzles

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Looks good.  How do the thin straps handle the weight of the shooter?

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On 4/8/2022 at 2:59 AM, immiketoo said:

Looks good.  How do the thin straps handle the weight of the shooter?

Actually pretty well it's a light gun and I want it to look real clean and classy so i went with the thinner straps.

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Well heres a little more work to on the Huckleberry Rig

 

I spen about 5hr Electro Stripping the Chrome off the gun here some picture for your enjoyment/

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I see the holster is not wet-molded to the gun. And no strap of any kind. What are you planning for retention, as the gun is effectively horizontal in the holster? One doesn't want those yay-hoos at the corral laughing when the gun falls out. 

And don't sweat the basketweave flattening out at the fold, I know I've done it, and I'll bet almost everyone has on a early holster. It's a big part of the learning curve. A learning curve I'm still waiting to straighten out  a bit.

Jeff

BTW, my first Mexican loop holster was my first holster, for a breaktop H&R revolver, and I won't even put the pics up on this forum. 'Cause it was NASTY!

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44 minutes ago, alpha2 said:

I see the holster is not wet-molded to the gun. And no strap of any kind. What are you planning for retention, as the gun is effectively horizontal in the holster? One doesn't want those yay-hoos at the corral laughing when the gun falls out. 

And don't sweat the basketweave flattening out at the fold, I know I've done it, and I'll bet almost everyone has on a early holster. It's a big part of the learning curve. A learning curve I'm still waiting to straighten out  a bit.

Jeff

BTW, my first Mexican loop holster was my first holster, for a breaktop H&R revolver, and I won't even put the pics up on this forum. 'Cause it was NASTY!

I'm Probably going to go with a loop around the hammer.The antiqueing didnt come out as dark as i wanted so the basketweave looks flaten out but its did flatten much.

I like it in the Copper. Now to sand it to 3000 or 6000 grit and buff till shinny then replate the Nickel then buff to a shine then Chrome plating goes on with 3 or 4 coats

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