36. Here is a Heiser 757. I have been told that it is fairly rare.
It looks black in the photo, but actually it is oxblood. Oxblood
has been described as a dull, reddish, brown, and I think this
one fits that description. I would like to know how to lighten
it up and shine it a bit. It is shown with the Texas Gunslinger
belt, Bear knife, my Boonie hat, and the S&W Model 10 4" barrel.

For comparison, the belt is Cordovan. Technically, cordovan is
a type of leather, but the word is used often to describe a color.

Well, here is what I tried. I sprayed the holster with a degreaser,
covered it in corn starch thinking that might suck the grease up
out of the holster, then dried it with a hair dryer. Then I applied
a little Blackrock Leather 'N Rich with my fingers, wiped it down
with a cloth, and dried it again with hair dryer. Then brushed it
with a shoe brush. The results are not spectacular, but there is
a little more definition in the carving, and the brown in peeking
through. Before on the left, After on the right.

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