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Originally Posted by Pig Hunter
I was trying (obviously not well) was the folded over part being the back flap. My observation was that when the pouch portion of the holster was closed it appeared to force the back flap toward the holster. That brings the muzzle closer to the leg and the grip farther away from the torso. The intention of the wedge at the muzzle may move the muzzle farther from the leg and the grip closer to the torso than say a Myres style Threepersons. Has anyone that has carried with the Brill style and a Myres Threepersons noticed a big difference in how close the grip hugs your side?
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Well, there is a purpose behind the construction of the muzzle area in the Sunday holster; and it originated in the King Ranch. It appears to be intended to take all the pressure off the pistol's muzzle end so that the pistol will lay flat down there. In making them I see no evidence that it affects the other end of the pistol! That is controlled by the flatness of the fold of the fender behind the pocket itself; and in a lined version that relies on the lining not being glued at least at the folded area (originals are not glued anywhere).
Otherwise a Brill IS a Threepersons; even Myres called his version a Threepersons. The Threepersons is literally a Sunday holster with it's fender abbreviated severely and attached directly to the backside of the holster, with the cuff therefore eliminated and the extended lip, too.
Some pics:
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Notice the nomenclature in the third image, which helps us communicate when discussing the parts of a Brill. It was the effort to describe what we call 'clocking' today (position of a holster around the waist) that led to the miscommunication about what 'appendix' carry is: Jeff Cooper trying to use words instead of images (and not understanding biology very well). So he used just four positions as a guide only: appendix, right kidney, left kidney, and spleen. For that reason folks today feel that is authorization to place a 'hot' 1911 over those organs as 'safe' (look up where the appendix and spleen really are).