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to the best of my knowledge Thad Rybka came up with the "Rhodesian" style holster that is a favorite of 1911 guys. Certainly, I'm a huge fan of the holster style in general and of Thad's work in particular. While no where near an "exact" copy this little OM holster is heavily influenced by the basic Rhodesian design. I've added a retention strap and basket stamping as this is a holster for my Dad for Father's Day and he's a fan of both. 

Built out of HO 8/9 Crafts man and dyed with Fiebings Pro Oil black thinned down with iso alcohol. Heavy coat NF oil then topped with M&G mixed 50/50 with water. Kiwi neutral for the final buf and to make it smell like a holster and not a freshly cleaned floor :) 

Have a great day everybody! 

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That is right tidy so it is.  :thumbsup:

and thanks for all that info on its construction and finish. If anyone but a leatherworker were to read it they'd be totally confused, it reads like a secret code! :lol:

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Excellent work.  I'll have to rethink my pattern for this type of holster.  Very slick.

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cool design I like the double stitching

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That's really very nice indeed !! 

 

I'm a new guy...HO, does that equate to horse leather? If so well done. I use a a custom holster made out of horse. So not to absorb as much sweat as cow hide I was told. 

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1 hour ago, fredk said:

That is right tidy so it is.  :thumbsup:

and thanks for all that info on its construction and finish. If anyone but a leatherworker were to read it they'd be totally confused, it reads like a secret code! :lol:

Thanks Fred! I may be guilty of typing in secret code :) 

1 hour ago, sideforce said:

Excellent work.  I'll have to rethink my pattern for this type of holster.  Very slick.

Thanks Sideforce! 

58 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

cool design I like the double stitching

Thanks Chuck! By the way, I'm still up to get a pair of elk antler grips for a full size 1911 from you if you ever have a set up for sale. Shoot me a message anytime on that! :)

30 minutes ago, DaveP said:

That's really very nice indeed !! 

 

I'm a new guy...HO, does that equate to horse leather? If so well done. I use a a custom holster made out of horse. So not to absorb as much sweat as cow hide I was told. 

Thanks Dave! In this case HO is for "Hermann Oak". They are my favorite tannery to use for cowhide skirting or tooling leather. I have used horsehide several times and do generally agree that it is less likely to absorb sweat. After recently "molding" a horse holster it seems fair to say that it barely absorbs water at all even if dunked and held under for 20 seconds. :) 

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Just for fun (it's not possible to hijack your own thread is it?), here's a pic of the horse holster I recently molded. the rig is something I made for myself years ago, but with a "Commander" sized holster. I'd been meaning to make a full size (Govt. Model) holster for it for a while and put it back in use and finally got around to it. So, the mag pouch, back center piece and straps are all from back when, just the holster is new. 

Chuck, this Kimber would be the likely recipient of those elk grips should that work out. :)

Have a great afternoon folks! 

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3 hours ago, Josh Ashman said:

Just for fun (it's not possible to hijack your own thread is it?), here's a pic of the horse holster I recently molded. the rig is something I made for myself years ago, but with a "Commander" sized holster. I'd been meaning to make a full size (Govt. Model) holster for it for a while and put it back in use and finally got around to it. So, the mag pouch, back center piece and straps are all from back when, just the holster is new. 

Chuck, this Kimber would be the likely recipient of those elk grips should that work out. :)

Have a great afternoon folks! 

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They would look great on that fine piece of iron! I will see what I can dig out of the antler pile for ya. I'll get in touch here in a few days. 

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