Reading this forum, as I frequently do, it seems that the big 3 in
collectability (is that a word?) would be Heiser, Myres, and Lawrence.
What if expanded to 5 instead of 3? Maybe add Brill and Berns-Martin?
What if 10 instead of 5? What's on your MOST WANTED list?

It would be interesting (to me) to know some of your criteria for
collecting. Fewer with higher quality? More with less emphasis on
condition?

When I get a holster in mind that is a "must have" I'm really a
diligent searcher. But when it seems I am searching for the proverbial
"needle in a haystack", I have given up and had a replica of what I
wanted made by a quality maker. Is that fair?

Finally, I have always been of the opinion that a good holster is not
much good without a gun, so generally, I only buy holsters if I have
a gun to match with it. As silly as it seems however, I have bought
a holster and then had to go looking for a gun.

Sorry for rambling, but this stuff is so interesting to me I even started
writing a manual about holster collecting. But I decided the market
would be too limited to justify the cost.

Happy New Year to all and happy collecting in 2017!

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