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CZU,
One of the experts will be along soon.😀 In the meantime, I will tell you what I know, which is not a lot. As far as the makers mark goes, if it includes “Tex.” which yours does, it is earlier than if it did not have it. For some reason, the year 1959 comes to mind. Just a memory though. Other than that, it is kinda hard to date Myres holsters. BTW, that is a very nice one. I really like the floral carved ones and collect them too.
Larry
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The thread shown well on the back of your holster could offer a clue.
It seem that I recall something in HOLSTORY about the western makers
switching type of thread maybe after WWII. Very faint recollection though,
don't go to the bank with it.
I went back and looked at HOLSTORY. Apparently Chic Gaylord
had used nylon parachute thread in his holsters. He started his
business in 1950. The practice caught on and western makers
also started using nylon thread, so it would have been after
1950.
I'm not expert enough to identify that thread on the back stitching
of your holster, but it looks different to me than earlier Myres holsters that I have.
If you subscribe to Red Nichol's blog, ask him. The footnote
says it is from his memory.
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That is a model 988 scabbard which was cataloged from the early 1930’s right up into the 1970’s. Myres holsters are hard to date, the stamp on yours is thought to be an earlier stamp but I have holsters with both stamps on them so it’s not a cut and dried dating mark.
It looks to me like K 38 might be etched on the bottom of your holster, almost certainly etched by the maker. That would help date your holster as much as any other evidence.
The good news is that Myres holsters were always high quality well made holsters that function as well or better than any other holster and they always look great as well. Yours is a beauty.
Regards,
turnerriver
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Turnerriver, I enlarged the photo and you can definitely see the K38 scratched in. Unfortunately, my K38 has the long tube so the K22 will have to do. The model number of the holster that you give for this one was also in the link that I posted above. The trigger guard cut looked different to me but I suppose that's a variable when your looking at mostly handmade leather items. Thank you for the information.
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Great information although I can not see the K 38. Beautiful holster but needs some serious TLC. Congrats!!
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