Stelzig Saddlery

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A week or so ago I looked at a holster on ebay that the seller
said was made by Stelzig Saddlery. To my semi-trained
amatuer eye it looked exactly like a Lewis holster.
The back side confirmed that it was, in fact, a Lewis holster.
But low and behold there was also the Stelzig Saddlery maker
stamp on it.
I went back to look again, but now it's gone.
Does anyone have any idea what this is all about?

PS It looked a lot like mine shown below.
 

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I've had this one for quite a while.
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Here's a cartridge belt with Stelzig's mark as well.
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According to the 3rd annual Old Cowboy Saddles & Spurs reference book Stelzig Saddlery was started in 1883 or 4 by Anton Stelzig in Brenham, Texas. He moved it to Houston in 1870 and family members continued the business "until present time "(1993 edition).
They were obviously a retailer in later years, I don't know when they made saddles or stopped making them.
Regards,
turnerriver
Last post for a while-Irma is coming and I've got some work to do.
 
27 Man said:
I hope Irma is not as bad as reported. You, and all the folks in the SE, have our prayers. Good luck.
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So, perhaps at that time Selzig was just retailing and Lewis
was making the holsters for them?

We will all hope and pray that Irma will go straight out
into the Gulf and miss you John. Good luck.
 
REM 3200 said:
I'm hoping you mean the Atlantic and not the Gulf of Mexico ! :eek: :)

( Sorry for the drift, now back to your regular programing.)
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It's going East to West. It would have to turn 180 degrees
to go back to the Atlantic. Straight West would take it into
the Gulf. Unfortunately the predictions are that it is going
to turn North,
 
Stelzig's is/was great

I used to frequent Stelzig's back in the 70s and 80s when I lived in Houston. It was located just outside downtown and was easy to find because of the large horse over the front door. They sold lots of police accessories as well as various leather products, some firearms, slapjacks, billy clubs, handcuffs and the like. They also had one of the best selections of boots made with exotic animal skin. Thanks for reminding me of some great memories.
 
turnerriver said:
I've had this one for quite a while.
image.jpg

Here's a cartridge belt with Stelzig's mark as well.
image.jpg

image.jpg

According to the 3rd annual Old Cowboy Saddles & Spurs reference book Stelzig Saddlery was started in 1883 or 4 by Anton Stelzig in Brenham, Texas. He moved it to Houston in 1870 and family members continued the business "until present time "(1993 edition).
They were obviously a retailer in later years, I don't know when they made saddles or stopped making them.
Regards,
turnerriver
Last post for a while-Irma is coming and I've got some work to do.
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Look again, you'll realise that Stelzig's (as they are called) simply marked existing holsters and belts with their own stamp/mark. Stelzig's was a valued dealer for Bianchi 'back in the day'. So: didn't make Lewis' holsters, for sure :-).
 
Guys this is a dumb question, but, how does the belt thread through the back ? Is there a belt slot under the spring, or is it just the strap? Mark
 
I was thinking the same thing as Pig Hunter.
And that holster sure has a bunch of writing On it!
That leads me to think maker marked and seller marked.
 
Get 'em while they're hot. Before Photobucket ends my association with them.

I'm always interested in anything about Stelzig.

This Stelzig was picked up at a San Angelo, Texas gun show. Don't know when it was produced or if it is their product or their mark on another's product. Fits a 5-inch K-Frame Smith & Wesson. Is of really good quality leather, still supple and rich-hued and very appealing to see in person.








 
bmcgilvray said:
Get 'em while they're hot. Before Photobucket ends my association with them.

I'm always interested in anything about Stelzig.

This Stelzig was picked up at a San Angelo, Texas gun show. Don't know when it was produced or if it is their product or their mark on another's product. Fits a 5-inch K-Frame Smith & Wesson. Is of really good quality leather, still supple and rich-hued and very appealing to see in person.








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My Lewis was obviously stamped by Stelzig as a retailer, as several have noted, but I believe yours is much older and probably made by them. That's a fine looking holster, thanks for showing it.
Regards,
turnerriver
 
Pig Hunter said:
Guys this is a dumb question, but, how does the belt thread through the back ? Is there a belt slot under the spring, or is it just the strap? Mark
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Yes indeed. The notion then (we did the same at Bianchi with the spring crossdraws such as the CD128) was to pull the grip into the body for crossdraw, reducing printing. But Lewis was waaaaaay ahead of us (John had me convinced then -- early '70s -- that it was some kind of novel idea he had come up with. I was young then and believed everything he said. Time cured that).
 
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