Doc Barranti made the Brill with hammer protector shown above in post #15 for me. It was inspired by Turnerriver's Brill with hammer protector shown in post #9 above. It is excuisite in every way. I became interested in Brill 2 or 3 years ago when Butch Cassidy's .45 and (Brill) holster sold at auction for $175,000. You can see good photos of Butch's Brill if you Google: California Auctioneer's to sell Butch Cassidy's 'Amnesty' Colt .45. Actually there were two Brill's: August the Dad 1872-1954 and Arnold the Son 1896-1968. The Butch Cassidy holster was made by August the Dad probably in 1896. Legend has it that the "Austin Style" Brill was designed by Texas Ranger Lee Trimble, but Brill didn't make Trimble's holster until around 1925.
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