Members Brazos Jack Posted December 6, 2013 Members Report Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) After a good deal of work, trial, and error I finally got this pattern and the instructions sized down to fit on the web site. The downside however, is the Instructions are on the following post. So, please go to both and download the complete set. This 1863 Civil war Holster is on of my early pattern sets and, any several folks have contacted me looking for it. Honestly, I don't even know who or if anyone is offering it for sale. So, I decided it's time to post it for you historic leather workers to download and enjoy. Oh, by the way - these patterns are on 11 x 17 sheets. So, when you take them to a print shop to be printed, be sure to have them set the Page Scaling to NONE. if they set it to "Fit the Page" the patterns will come out too small and out of scale. Don't forget. Have fun. Jim CW Holster Holster Pattern .pdf Edited December 6, 2013 by Brazos Jack Quote Jim R. Simmons Etowah River Leather
Members Dwight Posted December 6, 2013 Members Report Posted December 6, 2013 Thanks, Brazos, . . . I got a sneaking hunch one of these will be popping up in the near future at my shop. I made one similar a number of years ago, . . . but not as nice as these. Now, . . . do you have the cartridge box pattern to go with it, . . . lol, . . .??? May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members camano ridge Posted December 6, 2013 Members Report Posted December 6, 2013 Jim, thanks. I had this pattern and some how lost it now I have it back again. Quote https://www.facebook.com/CamanoRidgeCustomLeather?fref=ts
Members Brazos Jack Posted December 6, 2013 Author Members Report Posted December 6, 2013 Thanks, Brazos, . . . I got a sneaking hunch one of these will be popping up in the near future at my shop. I made one similar a number of years ago, . . . but not as nice as these. Now, . . . do you have the cartridge box pattern to go with it, . . . lol, . . .??? May God bless, Dwight Funny you should ask . . . . Check out my next posting. Have fun! Quote Jim R. Simmons Etowah River Leather
Members OKCtitan Posted December 8, 2013 Members Report Posted December 8, 2013 Jim, Thanks for the pattern and instructions. I plan to try to make one. At the risk of showing my ignorance, I have to ask, Is it made to wear on right side, butt forward to be drawn left handed, or worn on left to be drawn left handed? I could turn the pattern over and make it LH worn and RH cross draw. Which is correct? I'm wondering how it was worn during the Civil war. Thanks so much. Ken Quote
Members camano ridge Posted December 8, 2013 Members Report Posted December 8, 2013 (edited) If you are asking about period correct carry. They were most often worn with the butt forward on the strong side. So if you were wearing it on the right side the butt would be forward and you would draw with the right hand doing a revese cavalry draw or cavalry twis draw. Wild Bill Hickok was to have frequestly carried his revolevers butt forward and used this style of draw. Modern day many people and shooting clubs have a problem with this style draw as there can be some safety concerns. Edited December 8, 2013 by camano ridge Quote https://www.facebook.com/CamanoRidgeCustomLeather?fref=ts
Members OKCtitan Posted December 8, 2013 Members Report Posted December 8, 2013 camano ridge, Thanks for answering my question. I guess I was trying to make it more complicated than it is, after all that's the way Brazos Jack drew it. Thanks again for your reply and video. It was a big help. Ken Quote
Members Brazos Jack Posted December 10, 2013 Author Members Report Posted December 10, 2013 As a point of fact, the holster is worn on the right hand side, butt forward. Oddly enough, the reason for this is so the Officer could pull the pistol with the left hand or pull his saber with his right hand in the heat of battle. Also, if you have ever looked closely at photos of Cavalry Soldiers on horseback, the holsters set at a more comfortable angle in that position as opposed to the straight draw. Even at this seemingly odd position, the pistol comes out very easily with the right hand draw. Jim Quote Jim R. Simmons Etowah River Leather
Members OKCtitan Posted December 13, 2013 Members Report Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) Jim, thanks for your reply. Really it all makes sense. Thank you for taking the time to post this and other patterns. Ken Edited December 13, 2013 by OKCtitan Quote
Members Steve75 Posted December 19, 2013 Members Report Posted December 19, 2013 Jim thanks for posting this pattern. Quote Steve "No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it." Theodore Roosevelt
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