Greetings,

Some of you may find this hard to believe, but I've looked quite a few years for a 4-inch blued Smith and Wesson Model 19 to add to my collection. (I colt find every other finish and barrel length under the sun, except what I wanted)

That is, until recently. I finally found one. I bought a pair of Herrett's Bill Jordan-style stocks for it, and had my local gunsmith do an action job on it.

Other plans include removing the grooves from the trigger, the addition of a red-ramp front sight and finding a period-correct vintage holster.


But, the obvious choices, such as Don Hume and Tex Shoemaker, won't work for me. Being wheelchair bound due to cerebral palsy, I need something left-handed, without a drop loop, and a significant degree of forward cant.


Can anyone think of some brands and models from the '50s and '60s that will compliment both this classic configuration as well as my needs? Although I love the Berns-Martin brand, I realize it predates the the era in question, and I believe the Bianchi #27 "BreakFront," while similar in design came afterward.


Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


Bob Boyd

Samcolt45

Bob, you've posted this in the wrong forum but it's no big deal, a mod will likely move it to the Lounge shortly.

I don't think a Berns-Martin setup, if you find one you like that works for you, would be incorrect at all for a 1950s-1960s revolver. In fact, it would be just right. You may also want to investigate Clark who, I believe, also produced some breakfront-style holsters in that era.

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Bianchi's copy of the Berns-Martin breakfront certainly existed in the sixties. I bought one for my 6" M19 in '67 or '68, but I'm not sure how long they had been catalogued before that.

Have you considered a tanker-style holster? It would be difficult to locate a vintage left-hand model.




However,EPS will make one for you.



f.t.

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Some of the older makers were: Lewis Leather in Los Angeles, Safety Speed was in Montebello, Bucheimer was a maker in the 50s/60s, C.F. Hoffman Leather was in Berkely, California and was an old maker. These are some of the older leather brands of that era and are out of business. Some of that old leather does show up for sale at times nut it is really hard to find. I had alot of it years ago but gave it away or traded it off. I can't remember any specific models that may suit your needs. Many of the models were drop/swivel holsters as that was what cops wore in that era.
Hope I have helped you in your search. Good luck.

I was in search of a well made holster for my newly acquired 629 Mountain Revolver w/4" barrel, I ran across a great deal on a pair of holsters manufactured by Lawrence from Portland, OR. I got two birds with one rock as I was also looking for a 6" holster for my early Outdoorsman. The only change necessary to both holsters was the change of the retaining strap, both straps would not fit a target grip. A simple matter to change the strap as I have the tools necessary, my holster work leaves some room for improvement, a strap is easy. The Lawrence holster I got have the outward appearance of the stuff made by Hunters, nothing fancy, good utilitarian worksmanship and higher quality leather and materials.

Have a pretty good [bought-used] thumb-break left-hand Bianchi 5BHL for a Colt 4", which is a tad loose on my 19 4"; has fwd cant. Don't know if that is authentic to the time period. If it might assist you, send me a PM.

Regards,

Dyson