I picked this old Tex Showmaker holster up the other day. It was a bit worn, but it fits my old M & P better than even some of my newer Bianchi holsters. So I dyed it and then polished it up a bit, here are some before and after pics.

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Great job. And that's really nice tooling they did on that. Any idea how old it is?

beautiful work...congrats!

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That turned out real nice. What did you end up using on it?

You did a fantastic job. Looks great.

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THAT looks allot better! Great job.

rags

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I may post a picture of a old carved leather one I have that came with a colt saa 4 3/4" .38wcf 1906 that I bought many years ago. No makers name or marks on it. Actualy, it seemed to small for the colt.
I must have a dozzen or so old holsters that are neglected and need cleaning up like that. I dont know how to do them.

Here is a picture of that holster I mentioned. Whatcha think?

I actually used Kiwi's black leather dye. I cleaned up the holster with a soft cloth and warm water to get the dust and grime off. I then put on a couple of coats of the dye and let it dry overnight. I then put on a coat a coat of Kiwi polish. This stuff I put on very lightly, and buffed it with a soft clothe with very, very lightly. I emailed Tex Shoemaker & Sons with a couple of pics of the holster to see if they have an idea of how old the holster might be. I don't think with all that scrollwork that the holster was standard, that amount of work was probably a custom order.

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Good job David. You need to post your phone number because every one is going to want their holster redone. Don

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i found out today that this holster was made in the late 1970's or early 1980's according to Tex Shoemaker & Sons.

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