Hello, my name is crazyphil and I am a holster addict.
When I come across a holster that I haven't seen before, I study
it, search for it, and if I find it, I usually buy it. My current
obsession is with the pull thru snap.
Paris Theodore, who did business as Seventrees, probably made
the first IWB with a pull thru snap. He called it a VAM. Short for
Vampire. I bought Ken Null's VAM driver's holster with the pull
thru snap, and liked it a lot. In fact, it kinda got me addicted
to the pull thru snap. Shown below left with my S&W 642-1.
I found Lou Alessi's name associated with the pull thru snap quite
often, so I found a vintage belt slide holster, with the pull thru
snap, by Lou Alessi. Shown 2nd from left with my S&W Model
10-6 with 4" barrel.
I also noticed that Desantis was mentioned quite often with the
pull thru snap. So, I was cruising on the bay about a week ago
and came across a vintage IWB by Desantis that is quite
reminiscent of the Seventrees UNS, except Seventree's UNS was
only available with pull thru snap by special order.
I noticed a small etching on the back that said DS2. I thought
(hoped actually) that it meant Detective Special with 2" barrel.
I have a Colt Agent that I thought would work with it.
It arrived today and I quickly discovered that it does not fit my
Agent. Now, I have come to think the DS simply means Desantis
and the 2 is probably a size code. In this case, it fits a J Frame
with 2" barrel. Front of the holster is shown 3rd from left with
my vintage Charter Undercover.
The back is shown 4th from left with the vintage Charter Undercover.
The holster is shown 5th from left, on my Chic Gaylord gunbelt,
again with the vintage Charter Undercover.
I'm afraid I am a hopeless holster junkie, but I hope this ends
my obsession with the pull thru snap.