A WOLFRAM VARIATION

[crazyphil]

Wally Wolfram was in the Army Air Corp during WWII. After the
war he settled in Albuquerque, N.M. as a lawman. During the
latter part of the 1940s he was calling his holsters the Wolf brand.
1st photo on the left below is my sample of his Wolf.

Later he moved to Monrovia, CA. where he was also a lawman.
Still making holsters, but was now calling them Blazers. 2nd from
left is my sample of his Blazer.

Wally made the little "dog ear" holster for Cake, Pitt, Colt, and
probably others. 3rd from left is my sample of a holster he made
for Smith & Wesson. He sold out to Smith & Wesson and they
picked up the Blazer name.

4th from left is the same holster that he was making for Colt,
but of course that relationship ended when he sold to S&W.

5th from left is the VARIATION that I mentioned. Just a week
or so ago, Photoman44 posted this one in our classifieds. I
grabbed it. From the front it looks just like any of his other
number ones, but photo 6th from left shows the VARIATION.
2 snaps so it can be put on or taken off without undoing the belt.

When doing business in Monrovia, Wally had a young apprentice
that perhaps you have heard about. His name is John Bianchi.

 

[RAPOM65]

Nice group of holsters. I'm really digging the dark brown basket weave in the 1st photo. What gun is that for?

 

[crazyphil]

Nice group of holsters. I'm really digging the dark brown basket weave in the 1st photo. What gun is that for?

These holsters are made for J Frames and similar sizes.

 

[Shark Bait]

I'd like to find some of his holsters for a K or N frame. Albuquerque made ones.

 

[rednichols]

Wally Wolfram was in the Army Air Corp during WWII. After the
war he settled in Albuquerque, N.M. as a lawman. During the
latter part of the 1940s he was calling his holsters the Wolf brand.
1st photo on the left below is my sample of his Wolf.

Later he moved to Monrovia, CA. where he was also a lawman.
Still making holsters, but was now calling them Blazers. 2nd from
left is my sample of his Blazer.

Wally made the little "dog ear" holster for Cake, Pitt, Colt, and
probably others. 3rd from left is my sample of a holster he made
for Smith & Wesson. He sold out to Smith & Wesson and they
picked up the Blazer name.

4th from left is the same holster that he was making for Colt,
but of course that relationship ended when he sold to S&W.

5th from left is the VARIATION that I mentioned. Just a week
or so ago, Photoman44 posted this one in our classifieds. I
grabbed it. From the front it looks just like any of his other
number ones, but photo 6th from left shows the VARIATION.
2 snaps so it can be put on or taken off without undoing the belt.

When doing business in Monrovia, Wally had a young apprentice
that perhaps you have heard about. His name is John Bianchi.

Unless all the thread is still in the stich holes for the belt loop tunnel, the snaps are add-ons (not done by Wally).

It's little known, though mentioned in The Book, that G.F. Cake owned a half interest in Wolfram/Blazer, all of the interest in Wolfram was then acquired by Perkins at Safariland; before Wolfram was then sold on to Bangor Punta to form S&W Leathergoods; that a decade later in 1985 was sold on to Bob Gould to later become Gould & Goodrich. Bob Gould left that business in 2012 and in 2017 it was sold to Point Blank Ents.

Can't tell the players without a scorecard.

 

[crazyphil]

More interesting than the snap-on feature is the etching on the front of
the holster. 4 lines with my comment in parentheses.
U.P.D. (Not sure of the U)
8-7-72 (Obviously the date)
Case 177276 (Evidence)
P. Morris #21 (Arresting officer? and ID #?)

Can any of you detectives figure out what this is all about?

 

[turnerriver]

I’m a big fan of Wally Wolfram’s holsters as well. This pair made for 2” M&P revolvers are marked as shown- one is a Wolf Brand and one is a Blazer with a Geo. F. Cake stamp and a Wolf Brand stamp under the belt loop. The Blazer holster shows the belt loop sewing pattern that was standard on Colt & Smith & Wesson Brand holsters.
Thanks for posting this, Phil.
Regards,
turnerriver

 

[crazyphil]

I’m a big fan of Wally Wolfram’s holsters as well. This pair made for 2” M&P revolvers are marked as shown- one is a Wolf Brand and one is a Blazer with a Geo. F. Cake stamp and a Wolf Brand stamp under the belt loop. The Blazer holster shows the belt loop sewing pattern that was standard on Colt & Smith & Wesson Brand holsters.
Thanks for posting this, Phil.
Regards,
turnerriver

Nice looking twins you have there John.