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Well, I did it again. I let insomnia cost me, but like last time, I'm not going to complain too much.  Since I couldn't sleep I was on my iPad. About 4:30am Saturday morning, I decided to scan eBay again. This jewel had just been listed with a reasonable BIN, so I had to jump on it. It is a calf lined SD Myres fully floral carved, double-loop edge laced holster with a dyed background and safety strap. Even the safety strap is laced. It is made for a Colt Detective Special with a 2 inch barrel and looks like previous owners may have slipped a gun in it a very few times. I am not sure what model it is. I looked in some Myres catalogues that I have and found laced jockstrap holsters (model 445 and 545), but couldn't find one exactly like this for a snubby. A Myres holster like this without the lacing is a model 640. I guess you could have maybe special ordered a calf lined model 640, with the full lacing and dyed background, as options.
This is my second Myres floral carved and fully edge laced holster. The reason this one is so special to me is that it is made for a snubby. I have seen a few holsters like this that were made for 3 1/2 or 4 inch barreled guns, but I have never seen one for a 2 incher. The maker's mark on the back says SD Myres El Paso. Since it is missing "Tex", it is a later made holster. Now sure how late though. This is my first dyed background holster too. Boy-o-boy, I have a weak spot for floral carved snubby holsters. Here are some pictures of just the holster, and when I get the Colt out of the safe, I take some pictures with it too.
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Well, I did it again. I let insomnia cost me, but like last time, I'm not going to complain too much. Since I couldn't sleep I was on my iPad. About 4:30am Saturday morning, I decided to scan eBay again. This jewel had just been listed with a reasonable BIN, so I had to jump on it. It is a calf lined SD Myres fully floral carved, double-loop edge laced holster with a dyed background and safety strap. Even the safety strap is laced. It is made for a Colt Detective Special with a 2 inch barrel and looks like previous owners may have slipped a gun in it a very few times. I am not sure what model it is. I looked in some Myres catalogues that I have and found laced jockstrap holsters (model 445 and 545), but couldn't find one exactly like this for a snubby. A Myres holster like this without the lacing is a model 640. I guess you could have maybe special ordered a calf lined model 640, with the full lacing and dyed background, as options.
This is my second Myres floral carved and fully edge laced holster. The reason this one is so special to me is that it is made for a snubby. I have seen a few holsters like this that were made for 3 1/2 or 4 inch barreled guns, but I have never seen one for a 2 incher. The maker's mark on the back says SD Myres El Paso. Since it is missing "Tex", it is a later made holster. Now sure how late though. This is my first dyed background holster too. Boy-o-boy, I have a weak spot for floral carved snubby holsters. Here are some pictures of just the holster, and when I get the Colt out of the safe, I take some pictures with it too.
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08-29-2018, 03:59 PM
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Like usual, I can't post more than one picture at a time. For some reason this only happens to me on this forum. Some more pictures:
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That’s a beaut. Congrats.
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The lacing work is impressive, especially on the strap. Very nice decorative addition.
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Wow, Phil! Hope I'm as lucky next time I can't sleep - that's just plain gorgeous. Congratulations.
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Great find !
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I'm not a big fan of Colt revolvers. But, that holster is so neat if I owned it I'd buy a Colt revolver just to have a reason to use the holster!!
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that is a dandy.....really
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The lacing work is impressive, especially on the strap. Very nice decorative addition.
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Yeah, a lot of work just for a safety strap, but like you say.....a very nice decorative addition.
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