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Originally Posted by wheelgun610
Looks to be a No. 445 - as shown in a Myres catalog from the mid to late '40s.
Mark
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In fact it is Myres' "No. 545 - Holster, specially carved, edge laced, sude lined. Price - $25.00". It appears first in Myres 1931 catalogue, like the Threepersons Style range. Don't get too excited about the price; in context, a Model A of 1931 was $385 (note to self, increase price of holster range to 6% of a new car).
Myres generally called this type of holster a "Ranger Style" as opposed to what he called a 'Scabbard' (no fender, no cuff).
Ironically, Myres scabbards, which were made by all other makers of the era, do everything a Threepersons is thought to do -- but there is no welting to grip the pistol's frame, which is what a Threepersons REALLY is, when compared with other holsters of the era. Both Myres, and Heiser, point out the presence of this new-fangled thing we take for granted today: the thick leather welt(s).
Note, too, the 545's suede lining, which certain living holster company founders claim to have invented in the 1960s :-).