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05-23-2016, 11:06 PM
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Berns Martin Bargain?
Got this holster (not the revolver) out of a box of holsters at a gun show a year or so ago. Cost me $5. Any ida what it's really worth? The condition is as you see it, pretty good but a long way from new
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05-24-2016, 04:11 AM
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Elmer Keith said he helped Berns design the upside down "lightning"
shoulder holster. Skeeter Skelton said "the lightning shoulder holster
is the only way to carry a snub-nosed revolver." By the 1960s Berns
Martin had ceased operations and Bianchi acquired their patents in a
merger. Bianchi's version was called Model 9 Special Agent. His ads
said it was "lightning fast". You could buy it new in 1968 for $14.
Critics said it required an un-natural draw. Some said the gun fell out.
My WAG of value would be 100+
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05-24-2016, 07:56 AM
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The harness on your Berns Martin has been changed. The original harness was a simple woven white cotton strap that attached and adjusted with the buckles that are built into the holster. The Elberton, GA stamp is the second used by Berns Martin. The earlier maker stamp is Calhoun City, MS. They are very cool old holsters.
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Nice vintage rig, and certainly worth more than $5!
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Cyrano, that looks particularly good with your old Centennial in it.
As to the value - you see new condition ones on eBay from time to time for under $50. You did fine for $5, that's for sure. 
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