A background project

[LRBespokeGoods]

A while ago I asked what I now know to be a daft question, since then I've been playing and building a project between regular orders... 7months and it's finished.

The first project I've stamped, the first I've carved, the first I've dyed, the first I've antiqued and the first time lining anything. (I've played with each but never on a project)

I was asked to step out of my lead and folio cover comfort zone and build a show holster and gun belt to go in a fantasy cowboy outfit. I've never done anything like this so of course I agreed.

This project is made with 10oz natural veg-tan body, a 3oz heavily milled natural veg-tan goat (a super ropey piece). All dyed with feibings in the respective colour ("chocolate brown" and "ox blood"). The buckle, keeper and end tip thingy are 925plated copies of a late 80's steel set. Antiqued with feibings dark brown paste.

The holster and ammo are fitted to a "single action army .45". Being in the UK this is a non-functional replica scaled down 2% so that it cannot be easily converted to functional. Unfortunately due to the size difference the genuine inert ammo doesn't fit but becomes pretty bling.

Feel free to offer constructive criticism but please bare in mind this is a whole world of firsts for me and I have a list of things to improve on my next project already.

Edited 7 hours ago by LRBespokeGoods
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[fredk]

I'd like to see more photos, Close-ups too ?

Well done for stepping out of your comfort zone. It looks very nice

Where did you get the inert ammo?

Edited 7 hours ago by fredk

[dikman]

For a first holster effort that's pretty bloody good. Your ammo, however, isn't .45 Colt, it looks like it's 9mm.

[Thadrick]

I like it!

Criticism would be things that can still be finished. Maybe use a larger beveler? Die or paint the edges after that then slick?

 Stitch your liner closer to the edge?

Looks a far sight better than my first. 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Thadrick

[DoogMeister]

2 hours ago, dikman said:

For a first holster effort that's pretty bloody good. Your ammo, however, isn't .45 Colt, it looks like it's 9mm.

Ditto what Dikman said.  Ammo looks like .45ACP to me. Definitely not .45 Colt.