First try at a full flap holster

[Jake907]

Just finished my first full flap holster, a friend of mine has been bugging me to make one ever since I got this .44. I wear it for bear protection here, whenever I'm out in the woods. The full flap is to protect it from rain, snow, and debris, specifically for when I'm cutting firewood. With my other holster, the saw dust would always fill up the opening of the holster, so this is the solution....hopefully. Let me know what I should have done differently. 

Design is loosely based on holsters I've seen from US Cavalry, and Canadian Mounties.

8-9 oz veg tan with welt, rough out, artificial sinew thread from acs_trading_post on Ebay, hand stitched, treated with neats foot oil, and Fiebings Aussie leather conditioner, fastened with a button stud.

Edited February 4, 2018 by Jake907

[Dwight]

That's a good lookin, practical holster.

That a top break .22 inside it?

May God bless,

Dwight

[Jake907]

6 minutes ago, Dwight said:

That's a good lookin, practical holster.

That a top break .22 inside it?

May God bless,

Dwight

thanks Dwight, practicality was what I was going for. No, the gun is a Ruger .44 Redhawk 7" barrel 

[garypl]

1 minute ago, Jake907 said:

thanks Dwight, practicality was what I was going for. No, the gun is a Ruger .44 Redhawk 7" barrel 

Jake, that’s one big holster!  Nice job - looks like it should last a long long time!

Gary

[Mjolnir]

Nice work Jake! That looks authentic. just remember to carry a whistle and pepper spray also. To identify bears. Black bear scat smells sweet and has berries in it. Brown bear scat smells like pepper and has whistles in it.

[Jake907]

23 minutes ago, Mjolnir said:

Nice work Jake! That looks authentic. just remember to carry a whistle and pepper spray also. To identify bears. Black bear scat smells sweet and has berries in it. Brown bear scat smells like pepper and has whistles in it.

Thanks man! 

LOL!  Whenever a new guy moves up here and they show us their .357, or 9mm "bear gun" we always tell them that its perfect, you just have to file off the front sight.....that way it will hurt less when the bear takes it from you and shoves it up your a**! 

Edited February 4, 2018 by Jake907

[bikermutt07]

1 hour ago, Mjolnir said:

Nice work Jake! That looks authentic. just remember to carry a whistle and pepper spray also. To identify bears. Black bear scat smells sweet and has berries in it. Brown bear scat smells like pepper and has whistles in it.

That was funny.

Holster looks great. I'm assuming you covered the back of the stud so you won't scratch that beautiful Ruger?

[Jake907]

21 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said:

That was funny.

Holster looks great. I'm assuming you covered the back of the stud so you won't scratch that beautiful Ruger?

Thanks, I didn't cover the stud, but positioned it in such a place that it shouldn't scratch. besides, its a working gun not a show gun, scratches just add character! 

Edited February 5, 2018 by Jake907

[micktx]

That's one hell of a first try.  Simple and functional.  You did good.  Can I have it?  

[Jake907]

1 minute ago, micktx said:

That's one hell of a first try.  Simple and functional.  You did good.  Can I have it?  

Thanks, and um...no,  go make your own!