The holster flap is kept closed by a latch that turns to slip through a metal slot in the flap. Not exactly combat ready. Most coppers who owned their own guns bought the Jordan style hammer strap holster and had someone sew a minimal sized flap ( some times no larger than a shoe tongue) onto the holster and used a snap to close the new flap. Many theories exist why the flaps were required, from trying to project a kinder gentler image after the 67 riots, to preventing gun grabs. What ever why, the holsters were very unpopular.

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