Thank goodness for Amazon I was able to secure a lefty holster for a 5 inch barrel N frame in quick time.
I put the revolver in a plastic bag and sprayed inside of holster with Ballistol which is good for leather and softens it a bit and let it sit overnight.
Still took a lot of two hand effort to snap the thong over the hammer. So I took my Dremel with ball end burr and cut a slot to go over the hammer.
Now it is easy finger pressure to secure and unfasten the hammer thong.
Revolver fits really secure and is easy on the draw.

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The easier, less damaging, and less smelly way to get a leather holster to comport to your pistol is to get it snapped in and let it sit for a time. Then unsnap it, draw and reholster several times, then snap it in again and let it sit. Patience is a long lost virtue. And I’d like to be there when that hammer stays in that slot as you’re trying to pull that thing out. Air’s gonna be blue . . .

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The slot for the hammer??? The leather would have stretched to fit if left snapped for several days...the slot for the hammer....looks like a snag waiting to happen in a moment of stress...

Thumb just flips it right off the hammer. This revolver would not be a everyday carry piece as I have other pistols or revolvers for that. Holster for this one just used when I want to shoot it at my range.

Good luck with that . . .

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