Hi: Tonight at a gun shop I saw a used belt holster with the S&W logo stamped on the back it also had on the back B501 34. It is a belt holster, black & RH, it is in excellent condition, and built like a Sherman tank. I saw a company I believe it was GOULD & GOODRICH makes a similar holster. Does anyone have any info on this item like when was it made, is it for short barrel K-Frames? thanks BOB

A pic would be nice. Smith did produce a line of holsters for law enforcement and the civilian market as well, I believe back in the late 70's or early 80's, maybe eve a little later than that. What is the finish? Basketweave, smooth or glossy black?

B501 is not in my 1979 or 1983 catalogs so I'm thinking it was made after 1983. "34" would indicate the holster is for a 4 inch barrel K frame.

KO

black & shiny

Somehow I think it followed you home...

Mind if I ask how much? IMHO it's a very nice holster.

Lowpower

I gave $40.00 hopefully I can make a few bucks on it?

WAG, you may have a prototype of some sort. ko41 is correct and it is also not one of the Biachi made holsters from the early nineties. The patent was issued to a Springfield, MA guy in 1976 and assigned to Bangor Punta in 1983. However, Lear Siegler bought S&W in 1984 and the holster operation was sold. This all says to me it's not a production model. Plus, the stitching and stamps look hand done.

I'd follow the patent and not the "model number" as it may lead somewhere interesting.

Bob

One thing I do find interesting about the model number is that GOULD & GOODRICH has the same holster with the same model number, I can't believe thats just a coincidence?

Interesting, if you search Banger Punta it leads you right back to S&W, also I recall doing search on an item years ago for I believe Mossberg? Like this one I got a persons name, as it turned out he worked for Mossberg. In this case with S&W the guy is from Springfield MA and so is S&W chances are he was a S&W employee?

Bangor Punta owned S&W until they sold it to Lear Siegler in 1984. Gould & Goodrich bought the holster operations from S&W(or Lear Siegler if you prefer) in 1984. It is possible the holster was made in the late 1983, early 1984 time frame in the NC facility and never cataloged by S&W.

Bob

That makes sense, since they make one the looks just like it.

Bob Gould, and John Goodrich, were S&W executives. It's the same holster.

I've got a Smith & Wesson holster, something like that, but the only markings are the S&W logo, and the numbers 21 34. It's for a K-frame. A 4" barrel is a little short, and a 5" just sticks out the end. The leather is as tough as wood. I found it years ago in a "big box O holsters" at a local shop and it was pretty old then I thought.



The belt is also a Smith & Wesson, but is made of a stuff called "Wessonhide" (plastic). I got that new back in the day, and it's worked well for years. At one time it had cartridge loops sewn in, but I cut them off years ago. About the same time I had a similar holster to the one above, also made of Wessonhide. It was not a very good holster because the gun tended to stick to the material going in and out. I believe I threw that one away.

The MTM ammo wallet, and speed strips are all from the same era (early 80's I guess). The revolver is a Smith & Wesson Model 19.

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