What do the nationalities Make

[Raksha]

7 hours ago, Lobo said:

Raksha: During my 43 years in the holster business I delivered products to all 50 states within the US and to customers in 33 other countries, including Norway. Not my largest market, certainly, but you might be surprised just how many Norwegians are in the market for good quality leather holsters.

Best regards.

That is cool to read :D  I have never touched a gun, unless you count airguns. 

[Lobo]

4 hours ago, chrisash said:

Lobo

Just looked at your site , those carved holsters are really top end, congratulations on achieving such a high level of skill

Thanks for your kind words. I cannot take credit for the beautiful floral carving work, now being done by the very talented Matthew Fedders. My forte appears to have been in design, patterning, and construction of the products, with a few innovations developed along the way that (in my opinion) improved several holster types for specific purposes. A pet project of mine about 10 years ago was the recreation of a classic holster first developed for the legendary Texas lawman Tom Threepersons (circa 1920). Having located photographs of the original, I commissioned several talented leather carvers to recreate the original carving pattern, allowing us to provide enthusiasts with the most accurate modern reproduction. Beyond those aspects, my contributions were primarily in working 10 to 14 hours per day, 7 days per week, in marketing the business, managing the orders, organizing and maintaining a work-flow that allowed us to deliver some 2000 orders per year.

Lobo Gun Leather continues under the ownership of the Fedders family, now located in beautiful Ely, Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area shared by the US and Canada in the border area, and also the site of the International Wolf Center (somewhat serendipitous, as 'lobo' means 'wolf' in the Spanish language so common here in the Desert Southwest region). I recently visited there, ostensibly in my capacity as "consultant" for Lobo Gun Leather, but really because the Fedders family are such wonderful people to share some time with! The fact that there is a lovely lake nearby featuring houseboat rentals, and my older son was able to join me for a few days of fishing, story telling, and adult beverages, well that also contributed to a pleasant trip.

[Sheilajeanne]

5 hours ago, Alisdair said:

Scotland: sporrans!

 

But of course!    Verry nice work! (Had to roll the 'r' to imitate a Scot's accent... )

[chrisash]

Just proves that simple can be also beautiful if well designed