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Originally Posted by Eddie Southgate
You are more of a holster maker than I'll ever be . I've seen those but didn't know that was what they were called. I completely miss any connection between this style holster and a Brill or Threepersons .
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Eddie, here's the connection from the Skin Tight to the Threepersons:
After the Civil War veterans would cut the flap off
their Cavalry holsters, to give them quicker access,
but the gun would fall out.
They found that soaking the holster in water and
leaving it in the hot Sun all day, wrapped around
the gun, created a more secure fit.
So, I believe the connection was the beginning of
holsters being form fitted to the gun.
Previous to the Skin Tight, the gun would rattle
around in the flap holster like a bb in a boxcar.