Vintage steel & leather (pics)

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How about a thread on "vintage steel & leather"..?

Let's see some pics!

I'll start with this .38 Safety Hammerless (1917) and a holster I picked up this past weekend.

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Linda&Lee, Beautiful pix,I wonder what Roper&S.D. would think of their efforts now that we scramble to buy their work and appreciate it for wnat it is,true Awerican art. Thanks for the pictures, Regards, Bart
 
GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY!

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In honor of the epic battle waged annually, coming up this Saturday, U.S. Naval Academy versus U.S. Military Academy at West Point, here's a Navy Veteran, a U.S. Navy marked Victory Model, shipped August 4, 1942 to U.S. Navy, Norfolk Va.

The holster is marked "IME MRT Nov 1953", so would be a Korean War vintage piece.

As a Navy Retiree, I have a fond place in my heart for Navy marked revolvers...
 
Keith

Saw the Bloody Williamson heading - my wife and her family are from
West Frankfort. I spent a fair amount of time in various bars in Herron, Marion,
Ziegler, and best of all, Culp.

Later, Mike Priwesr
 
1905 HE Target with Elephant Ivory aftermarket stocks and a Eubanks Basketweave rig. Horsehide leather with rawhide whipped mainseam. This design has been reproduced by many, many makers over the years, but is in all likelihood attributed to Heiser as it's original designer. It's been made by S.D. Myres, Eubanks, George Lawrence, Hunter and a host of others, for probably more than a century. It remains a good utilitarian design for the sportsman, hunter and target shooters. The holster and revolver came out of Great Falls, Montana.

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....and an old friend of mine!
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....and I'll see yours and raise you two, Linda!
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Henneberger, maker, North Little Rock Ark., Little Rock Police Department No.35 M&P ......................
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Lefty... nice pics!

Somehow that "NY Reload" doesn't look like early NYPD standard issue.
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Very nice looking rig.

Here's another pic:

Early .38 S&W Safety Hammerless in ankle holster:
 

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Here's a S&W Terrier that lettered as being shipped to Charles Greenblatt Co. NYC., one of the larger S&W Dealers from the late 1940's to 1980's. They were located across the street from the NYC Police Headquarters.

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The holster has LAVA, Inc. Police Equipment, NYC embossed on the back.

Frank Lava, Gunsmith & Revolvers was also located across from the NYC Police Headquarters. Here's a pic of the store in 1937:
 

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