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Originally Posted by crazyphil
Thanks for that John. If the "dog ear" by Myres catalog photo is from the
late 1940s, I think I'm back with Wally as the likely originator.
The extended hammer cover is not much of a change from the older Mexican
Loop holster that swallowed all of the gun except the stocks.
Buzz Barton was a circus performer (shooter) and a movie star.
He apparently endorsed a Daisy BB gun called a Barton Special.
I saw an ad for a Buzz Barton water pistol and genuine leather
holster rig (for fifty cents) "Wear this six-shooter & holster cowboys
like Buzz Barton wear" Could this be the origination of the Barton
Special?
If Mike Barranti is reading this thread perhaps he can enlighten us.
I think he makes a Barton Special.
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As mentioned, the image I used earlier is from Myres' 1944 catalogue; as w/b turnerriver's image. Back to it being Myres and not Wolfram -- unless Wally was not only making holsters while at sea (the article lists 18 months' duty in the Pacific) (the Army Air Corp WAS the Air Force in WWII and so at sea on aircraft carriers, for example) but sending samples to Sam Myres to copy in time for his 1944 catalogue :-).