Ankle Hoster Pattern and tutoral

[Randy Cornelius]

Randy, do you think this design would work for a concealed thigh rig? (skirt or kilt carry?) If not, what would you do different?

I never have given much thought to carring a holster on my thigh, but I supose you could modify it for that. But you would have to hook it to your garder belt to keep it from falling down unless your knees are larger than your thights. Possibly you could add a strap to tighten it up so it would not fall. but gravity works good and you would still have to have something to keep it from falling.

Randy

[carr52]

That looks like it will be just right for my little KELTEC 9mm. Gonna have to try tis one for myself. Thanks Randy.

Tom

[siege]

Nice tutorial. I put one together for myself, and it works very well. Thanks !

As a side note to Shorts, holsters on thighs can cause circulation

problems. Pressing on the femoral artery is a very effective way to stop bleeding. A well tightened

thigh rig could work as a tournequet.

Wakling or sitting, the ankle area does not change shape much, and an ankle holster

will usually remain comfortable all day. The "geometry" of the thigh changes with position and

movement. Please use caution.

[Guardrail]

Been looking for a pattern for my daughters to be fiance, a deputy sheiff in Wyoming and aux for the state park service in Wyoming. Also many

law enforcement persons I ride with in the American Legion Riders and Patriot Guard.

Ron Lowery

BM1 Retired Navy Coastal Warfare

Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Kuwait, Iraq

[cleveland]

Very nice!

I have not had much luck finding Velcro in any form other then strips. Where do you find the sheets of it for your holster?

[ryankim3612]

Randy, You are,"Da Bomb" for helping us beginners out. Thank you Thank you Thank you.

Ryan

[George B]

Thank you so very much for posting this. I had a customer who wanted an ankle holster for his .32 cal derringer, your tutorial made it easier than I thought.

Turned out great!

Now I can start making my own patterns and designs.

George

[mikesmith648]

Thanks for the tutorial..........I have a friend that wants one to carry a set of double mags on one ankle and his CCW on the other.........this will help a lot!!

Mike

[silverbullet]

I'm a basic newbie but I'm gona make this. I kinda work out of my hospital bed in my house on leather projects. I have a nice sewing machine in my garage but it's been so miserable weather wise I don't get out there in the winter. But I cut sew glue light tooling and finish here. Using a lot of scrap leather from eBay my stuff is mostly functional . I call it .. It ain't pretty but it works , the people on here make beautiful items but I try to improve on each item . Thanks for all the help gary

[Pappys Leather]

I was working on my own pattern before I saw yours. My original plan was to use elastic strap with two rings on one end to pull it through to tighten it up on the ankle. The problem I ran into was it did not pull the center of the leather where the holster would be against the leg. So I made a leather piece with Velcro on it, stitched it in two places to the main body. It still does not seem to allow it to be pulled tight enough to keep it from sliding down on the leg especially if you put it over a sock. Here is a picture of my design. Any help would be appreciated. It looks like yours is down low on the ankle. How does the pant leg cover this up?