What style of holster rig do I have?

[noobleather]

G'day All

After reading and looking at some of the awesome holster works of art posted here by members I have realised I don't know what style my cheap Mexican rig is.I purchased it second hand from a club member and he didn't know.

Any way here are some pics.

More pics

[noobleather]

Edited June 16, 2018 by noobleather

[noobleather]

Not sure what type of holster,but they are very hard and not flexible Metal are my Ruger Vaquero Bisleys in .357. 

[JKHelms]

I think it’s called a buscadero rig. 

I have one like that 

[fredk]

The rig is called a Buscadero rig.  The Buscadero is identified by the dropped loop(s) on the belt for the holster(s). The holsters are full-skirt Mexican loop style. It looks like the loop on the hloster is either sewn or riveted to the skirt so that makes it a Montana style Mexican loop

Edited June 16, 2018 by fredk

[dikman]

Looks pretty fancy. The Buscadero is basically a Hollywood invention, if you bought it used and it fits you then I reckon you were lucky. One of the problems with a Buscadero rig is it's non-adjustable regarding positioning of the holsters. A member in my club said he's read that it might take three sets of holsters before you find out what works for you .

It's also a bit tricky making a cross-draw Buscadero rig .

[noobleather]

12 hours ago, JKHelms said:

I think it’s called a buscadero rig. 

I have one like that 

Thanks

11 hours ago, fredk said:

The rig is called a Buscadero rig.  The Buscadero is identified by the dropped loop(s) on the belt for the holster(s). The holsters are full-skirt Mexican loop style. It looks like the loop on the hloster is either sewn or riveted to the skirt so that makes it a Montana style Mexican loop

Thanks fredk, a Buscadero rig with a Montana style Mexican loop.Interesting

 

2 hours ago, dikman said:

Looks pretty fancy. The Buscadero is basically a Hollywood invention, if you bought it used and it fits you then I reckon you were lucky. One of the problems with a Buscadero rig is it's non-adjustable regarding positioning of the holsters. A member in my club said he's read that it might take three sets of holsters before you find out what works for you .

It's also a bit tricky making a cross-draw Buscadero rig .

Cheers Dikman, yeah not really into cross draw rigs as at this stage I don't like to move to the side  to draw  to avoid the degree rule.

So what are the other main styles??

Edited June 17, 2018 by noobleather

[dikman]

The other main style is the traditional one where the holster forms a loop over the belt extending down as the rear skirt. This allows the holster to be positioned anywhere along the belt. I've noticed that more recent Hollywood westerns are using this more authentic style of holster, although it was used in the Sergio Leone Spaghetti westerns and John Wayne tended to use this type too.

The study of holsters, their design and their use is quite a fascinating area.