Simple Holster

[Bryan M]

I've been looking for a quick easy leather project for a while. We were visiting my father in-law, a retired Nevada State Trooper, and he showed me a super simple holster design that I hadn't seen in years.

Before we left he gave me a cardboard pattern of the holster and yesterday I made it and dyed it black. Today I went over it with saddle soap and burnished the edges with old denim.

I know I need to improve some things. But over all I am very happy about how it has turned out. I think I did ok on the stamping. Not perfect by any means but not terrible either. I've even thought of making them and selling them. Of course I need to do a few, maybe quite a few, before I'm ready to sell any. Practicing proper technique is something I know I need to do.

Anyway, here's a picture of it. You just fit your belt through the loops and it holds small single stack pistols or J-frame revolvers quite well. I will be using it for my M&P 9 Shield. Its a perfect fit for that size. Rides very comfortably.

Edited February 25, 2015 by Bryan M

[camano ridge]

Looks like it is based on the Bianchi Foldaway. Looks like it turned out fine.

Edited February 26, 2015 by camano ridge

[Bryan M]

Had the wife take a pic of it in use. I can't quite twist my self up that way.

I don't know about the Bianchi Foldaway. I had to look it up. It does have a similar look. From what I've been told its a very old pattern. So, I don't know which came first.

[dakotawolf]

The basket stamping looks good to me. If it were my pattern, I'd update it by eliminating that cutout near the trigger guard.

Is this a one piece holster? Is the gun sandwiched between the holster on one side and the belt on the other?

[camano ridge]

Here is a picture of the Bianchi Foldaway. pretty similar design. This picture shows the back side. When I said based on the Bianchi Pattern I should have said similar to the Bianchi pattern. I don't know which came first. I was just noting that they are similar.

[Bryan M]

Yes this is a one piece holster. The pistol is wedged between the leather and your belt or pants. It wears very well and I think its a comfortable fit. I feel it could easily be modified into a two piece as well. More like a full holster design. I can understand why you would do away with the dip for the trigger guard, but your fingers can't get into the guard as it sits. I may just fiddle with it and see what not adding that will do to how the holster carries. It would be a minor adjustment.

Oh, yes I looked the Bianchi Foldaway up and it is a similar design. Thank you for the picture though. I was watching a news report about something that had happened in Brazil the other day and saw that one of the local police had his pistol in a very similar patterned holster. It was nice to see that a professional was using one.

[dakotawolf]

Thanks for posting this! I'd never seen anything like it.

[Bryan M]

I traced it and made a pdf file of the pattern for any who are interested. Just print out on an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper and it will be full sized.

Simple Holster PDF.pdf

[Red Cent]

First time for me. Thought I had seen them all. Neat, but.....................how secure is that thing? Interesting.

[JLSleather]

First time for me. Thought I had seen them all. Neat, but.....................how secure is that thing? Interesting.

Me, too, Red. So, if you wanna unbuckle yer britches, you have to set the firearm down first ... ?