Members Tugadude Posted January 9, 2016 Members Report Posted January 9, 2016 Red Cent, that's some beautiful work! Quote
Members Red Cent Posted January 9, 2016 Members Report Posted January 9, 2016 Mine are built for SASS and most do not like the tight to the body position of the grip. That is why my screws are lower. And I leave a large curve where the flap goes over the belt. If the buyer wants to wet it and compress it, they can get the close to the body grip position.The extended backflap provides additional stiffness. Mernickle has two T-nuts just under the belt that snugs the holster to the belt and it will not move. Bob built my first custom rig around 2003. He places a third screw at the bottom of the back flap. This arrangement is typical of the IPSC/USPSA holsters back in my time. Kirkpatrick uses a sandwiched T-nut as I do mounted on the inside of the back flap to keep the holster from coming up with the gun in case, heaven forbid, one would make a clumsy draw. A holster made with a thickness equal to approximately 14 ounce leather with the additional strength of the glue and good stitching will make for a lethal weapon. Mine will sound like a hollow log if you tap it. Combine that with a belt of about equal strength and you do not have any flex. The attached picture is one of G.W. Davis, an originator of SASS and a highly gifted holster maker. I have this rig in rough out. Picture also attached. Note the extended back flap. Davis ran with Alfonso, Andy Anderson, Ernie Hill, and others. And thank you Dikman and Tugadude. BTW. And I apologize for the blatant showing off.http://www.mernickleholsters.com/ca/CA23_23/ca23_23.html Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Members dikman Posted January 10, 2016 Author Members Report Posted January 10, 2016 I figured there had to be a reason that you made them like you did, Red Cent. From what I could see in the movie, on McQueen's holster the back flap appears to finish just under the belt and doesn't extend down, as in a skirt. I've only made three pairs of holsters thus far, and all have been what I might term fairly conventional. This thread, and the info I've gleaned thus far (thanks to longtooth and Red Cent) have given me a whole new insight into making holsters. Lots of thinking going on in what passes for my brain......... Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members dikman Posted January 12, 2016 Author Members Report Posted January 12, 2016 In sheer desperation, I watched the movie again but this time I was only interested in any scenes featuring McQueen's holster. I paused/slo-mo'd at any suitable scene. Unfortunately there isn't one single scene that gives a clear image of the back, but I can sort of extrapolate how it's made from a couple of side views and based on some excellent info that longtooth provided of what is a later, and more complex, Walk and Draw that Anderson made. The holster is made with the mouth of the holster quite a bit below the bottom of the belt, the trigger guard rides on the top of the mouth and the front is cut low, presumably to help the barrel clear the holster. The belt loop folds over the belt and appears to be molded tightly to the belt. It looks like it carries on down the back of the holster, past the mouth and stops about half-way down the length of the holster (which isn't that far as it's designed for a shorter barrel than the 7 1/2" that McQueen uses). Although on longtooth's model there is a skirt it uses three Chicago screws , in a triangular pattern, below the belt line and I'm guessing that this one would be similar in the way that the belt loop is attached to the back of the holster. The top two screws would probably be very close to the bottom of the belt line to keep the holster in place and stop it sliding around. On his later models Anderson used a cutout in the belt to locate the holster in place, but I couldn't see any sign of this in the movie. The belt itself may have a slight hip shaping to it, but I can't be sure as if it has it's very slight. Please feel free to add to and/or correct any of this if anyone knows for sure that I'm wrong in any of my assumptions. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Red Cent Posted January 12, 2016 Members Report Posted January 12, 2016 http://escortgunleather.com/page106.html Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Members dikman Posted January 12, 2016 Author Members Report Posted January 12, 2016 Son-of-a-gun! Thanks Red Cent, looks just like I was trying to describe, although in the film it still looks like the loop extends a bit further down the back (probably an optical delusion). Nice to know my reasoning was close. Now I just have to make it. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members goertzen77 Posted March 16, 2016 Members Report Posted March 16, 2016 I am working on a walk and draw holster for a Henry mares leg and I would like to know what you use for the hook for the saddle ring and that spring clip in the bottom ? Quote
Members dikman Posted March 16, 2016 Author Members Report Posted March 16, 2016 Sorry goertzen, I can't help as I'm referring to a revolver holster (as used in The Magnificent Seven). Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
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