Thank for the tip about the 1950 American Rifleman cover. I picked up a copy after seeing your comment. In the pic below you can see the two holsters side-by-side.
The magazine credits the Colt Frontier revolver shown to the collection of a photographer from Georgia, but doesn't mention the...
At first I thought this rig wanted a garrison type buckle like the clipped corner buckle I showed in an earlier post. But after looking at the layout I realized that with the silver keeper loop so close to the buckle attachment point, there really isn't room for a garrison buckle. I think this...
I actually found this buckle below from a silversmith that's the right size, and seems like an almost perfect match for the style of the other silver fittings on the belt, with the same zig-zag around the edges and very similar swirls.
The downside is that they want $350 for it! :eek: :eek...
Great idea about a custom made buckle, thank you! That's probably the only way to ever get anything truly appropriate to match.
I did try to remove the pouch in order to examine the back, but the lower loop is very tight, and I felt like there was a real danger of damaging the lacing if I...
A while back I was given this beautiful Heiser 753 Holster & 62 Belt rig, and I'm finally starting to research it. I see there are some true Heiser experts on here, so any help or info would be very welcome.
The holster fits a SAA with a 7-½" barrel, but there is no marking I can find actually...