Old West Leatherwork

[UKRay]

You won't regret the purchase, Chillibean. I've really enjoyed that book. Great pictures!

Ray

[LNLeather]

Just a side note here... Anyone just looking for pictures of holsters and belts

for inspiration and for those that can't afford the book...

there are lots and lots of pictures to be found in a Google image search

for Packing Iron

Just the first website I looked at had a lot of pictures of different belt and holster styles

Cowboy Gunleather

[ouchmyfinger]

Guess you didn't see LIke Hatley's post then - he suggested it to Ray in the first answer i.e. Post #2

where can i get this holster dvd everyone is ranting about lol. sounds like a good thing to have

[katsass]

where can i get this holster dvd everyone is ranting about lol. sounds like a good thing to have

Ouchy digits, from the grumpy old guy; I think that they are mostly speaking of the book --- "Packing Iron" by Richard Rattenbury. It IMO is about the best reference book on 'western' holsters, beginning at the Civil War and progressing up through the rigs for the movie 'cowboys'. Costs somewhere around $25 -$30 if I remember correctly. I just Googled the name and picked the best price I could find on the net. Here's a pic of a holster I made, trying to replicate one from a picture in the book Had to modify a bit as the holster I made was for a Ruger Super Blackhawk --- a bunch bigger than a Colt SAA that the original holster was for. No patterns, but a whole bunch of excellent photos. Hope this helps. Mike

Edited March 13, 2012 by katsass