keith44spl
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Ah, those be mine, inlet'd the $5 gold pieces into my Defender stocks and
old Indian Head pennies into the Commander stocks.
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A blast from the past
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Ah, those be mine, inlet'd the $5 gold pieces into my Defender stocks and
old Indian Head pennies into the Commander stocks.
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Lee's Landing Billy
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I will own one of these if one of us doesn't cross the river first! I swear!
kthom
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I started out wearing a black basket weave Sam Browne rig with a Jordan style holster like the one pictured above only with a 12 cartridge loop loader around about 1967. Actually, the very first rig had an old Buchiemer holster that fit a 38/44 S&W with a five inch barrel. Soon as I could, I owned a Model 19 and a Jordan style holster. (wish I had that old 38/44 today! ... it was a dandy with lots of pretty honest wear but it was a shooter!)
Living on the far eastern side of NM, I had occasion to have contact with a Texas Ranger or two and I was always envious of the rigs they wore and the guns they carried. Those were above my pay grade for sure, especially after buying that M19 and holster on the embarrassment plan and paying them off at a few dollars per month. I have seen many such holsters as those shown in this post, and I can say with a practiced eye that I may have seen a few as nice as these, but I've never seen any that were any better! Just seeing them brings back many fond memories and faces to me. In fact, seeing Dave's picture above puts me in mind of several lawmen who were older than I at the time I put on a badge and gun and for many years afterward. Good ... very good .... men all, and mentors for me and men whose examples were worth more to me than they will ever know.
If that's a current picture of Dave up above, then I'm guessing that he and I are very close to the same year model!!! It's done my heart a big piece of good to see these holsters and remember the memories they bring to my mind. Great work, Dave. I salute you. Good leather has always been a thing for me, and wearing it polished and shining was always a big deal. Some guys wore flanky old cheap stuff (maybe that's all they could afford, but they could have afforded some polish!!) that looked like they'd been dragging it behind their howl car for several miles. I wonder why they didn't generate the kind of respect that lawmen as pictured above did??? Pretty obvious, isn't it? Thanks for your service, Dave, and I hope you can continue to build a few of these good holster for a long time to come. Vaya con Dios!!!
Living on the far eastern side of NM, I had occasion to have contact with a Texas Ranger or two and I was always envious of the rigs they wore and the guns they carried. Those were above my pay grade for sure, especially after buying that M19 and holster on the embarrassment plan and paying them off at a few dollars per month. I have seen many such holsters as those shown in this post, and I can say with a practiced eye that I may have seen a few as nice as these, but I've never seen any that were any better! Just seeing them brings back many fond memories and faces to me. In fact, seeing Dave's picture above puts me in mind of several lawmen who were older than I at the time I put on a badge and gun and for many years afterward. Good ... very good .... men all, and mentors for me and men whose examples were worth more to me than they will ever know.
If that's a current picture of Dave up above, then I'm guessing that he and I are very close to the same year model!!! It's done my heart a big piece of good to see these holsters and remember the memories they bring to my mind. Great work, Dave. I salute you. Good leather has always been a thing for me, and wearing it polished and shining was always a big deal. Some guys wore flanky old cheap stuff (maybe that's all they could afford, but they could have afforded some polish!!) that looked like they'd been dragging it behind their howl car for several miles. I wonder why they didn't generate the kind of respect that lawmen as pictured above did??? Pretty obvious, isn't it? Thanks for your service, Dave, and I hope you can continue to build a few of these good holster for a long time to come. Vaya con Dios!!!
Frank V
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Wow just found this thread those are beautiful holsters & I particularly like the slot in the holster loop to thread your belt loop through. There are a LOT of times wearing the holster in front of the belt loop places it too far forward & behind the belt loop too far back. A slot in the holster loop solves this problem. Great idea.
Thanks
Thanks
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Wingmaster
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The one in the middle is really nice.
Very nice craftsmanship.
Wingmaster
Very nice craftsmanship.
Wingmaster
Don't know if he needs any business right now but....
Ole Dave built me a rig two year ago for my model
28. Beautiful work and quality craftsmanship.
Fits her to a "T".
I'm digging trying to find my pictures. I'll try to get
them posted.
Chuck
Ole Dave built me a rig two year ago for my model
28. Beautiful work and quality craftsmanship.
Fits her to a "T".
I'm digging trying to find my pictures. I'll try to get
them posted.
Chuck
Frank V
Member
Glad this thread came back up nice stories & holsters.
Thanks, Iggy.... I had not seen this thread before. What a wealth of lore, and thanks for sharing Dave's wonderful work with us again...
Best Regards, Les
Best Regards, Les
Frank V
Member
Wow glad this thread came back up. Lots of nice holsters.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Frank V
Member
Is Dave still making holsters?
They sure are pretty.
They sure are pretty.
He is talking about moving and that may mean he will lose his work area and hang up is workin' tools.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/506471-forum-fund-raiser-auction-bbq-rig-keith44spl.html
http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/506471-forum-fund-raiser-auction-bbq-rig-keith44spl.html
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