Anyone familiar with Roy's Leather Goods holsters?

[walnutred]

I bought a pancake version on fleabay for my 3" M37. The picture looked like a well made holster but you know how pictures are.

 

[Murphy2000]

Roy's Leather Goods.

Roy Baker of Magnolia, Arkansas was the original (some of his holster's are stamped "Roy's Original as well as Roy's Leather Goods) inventor of the pancake holster.

I live just a stones throw from Magnolia, and back in the 70's & 80's it seemed like every other cop had one. Great holsters by the way. He built shoulder holsters *Hidden Thunder* was a huge success, duty rig's..etc. I own several pancake styles as well as other rigs of Roy's, good quality holsters for sure.

All in all? I think you will enjoy the holster. I've seen some of his original pancakes holsters go for as high as $95.00 on auctions.

Murphy2000

 

[H.Callahan]

I was one of the "every other cop" that had one in the '70s. Used it both on and off duty for a long time. I think they have been copied to death by other manufacturers since then, but at the time, they were head and shoulders above everything else out there. Great holster!

 

[madmikeb]

I've had a hidden thunder for my 6" Model 29 since the early eighties and it has given me great service. Definitely a nice holster.

 

[Iggy]

Some of his holster have almost achieved "collector" status.

 

[Snowbandit]

I'm another of those "every other cops" who had one in the 70's. Still have (and use) a very well used pancake holster for 4-inch N-frames and a new in the package pancake for the 6 1/2" N-frame. I think there's a couple of the other styles in the "holster box" too. Roy's is good stuff.

 

[Two Guns]

I have a number of Roys holsters for my revolvers. I like them alot.

 

[TACC1]

I had just started a new thread about being pleased with a Lobo IWB. Really like the holster. Ray is very talented, and a credit to
leather artists.

 

[walnutred]

Bad news, good news and better news.

Bad news: I'm pretty sure this holster is NOT going to fit my J-Frame. I stumbled across the auction in the last moments of it's listing and it had no bids. The description said it was for a 3" S&W or Colt, pictures looked good and I assumed it was for a small frame revolver. I bid without doing any research. I've since had time to do more research and one of the pictures clearly shows the holster being stamped "PYT" under the makers stamp. I've learned that probably means it's for a Colt Python.

Good news: All indications are these were well made holsters. While I do not own a Python I do own a 64 and a 10-6, maybe one of those will fit.

Better news: From what you guys are saying this is a well made holster with at least some following. I've only got $14 in it delivered. If it does not fit anything I own I might be able to sell or trade it for a good J frame holster. In some circles Pythons seem to have a following.

Thanks to all for the information.

 

[GyMac]

I have a Roy's pancake holster for my 6 inch K-Frames and count myself lucky for having found it on Evil bay. Why not pick up a Python to go with your holster?

 

[walnutred]

I have a Roy's pancake holster for my 6 inch K-Frames and count myself lucky for having found it on Evil bay. Why not pick up a Python to go with your holster?

I don't have much interest in Colt revolvers. But now that I think about I have a nephew with a 4" Diamondback in 38 Special. Is a Python and Diamondback the same size? Since your a Colt person let me tell you about this Diamondback.

My nephew called me one day and says he was given his Grandfathers gun and wanted to go shooting. Said it was a 38 Special. We meet at an indoor range and when checking in he tells the owner he needs some ammo and a cleaning kit for his pistol. Reaches into his gym bag and pulls out this Colt box with this seemingly unfired nickle Diamondback and all the papers in it. I'm not particularly a Colt fan or a nickle revolver fan but my heart skipped a beat.

We discussed potential value with my nephew but he said it was his grandads gun so value was irrelevant. However he would like to see how it shot. So we carefully cleaned the factory oil out and shot a few boxes of shells. Then taught him how to clean the revolver. If I have handled a smoother revolver I cannot remember when.

So latter I asked his dad the story behind the revolver. The Grandfather was a union steward in the steel mills in Eastern Ohio. At some point he helped a person get elected Sheriff by working the union vote. In appreciation the Sheriff gave him this revolver. The grandfather was not a shooter so the revolver lived under his bed until he died. My brother-in-law is not a shooter so it lived on the top shelf of the closet until his oldest boy turned 18. My nephew has been a Navy Master at Arms for the last 16 years attached to units he normally does not talk about. He's a shooter and while the pistol has lost some of it's collectors appeal it's still in excellent condition and spends time on the target range, which is what it was built for.

 

[Danny Abernathy]

I have owned several of Roy's holsters over the years and they have become somewhat of a collector item now. I have one now for what looks like a Ruger Blackhawk and the back is stamped "RBH". It's a black thumbsnap with the two slots on one side and three on the other side, 6 1/2inch.
Sure would like to trade it to someone who would appreciate it.

 

[GyMac]

I don't have much interest in Colt revolvers. But now that I think about I have a nephew with a 4" Diamondback in 38 Special. Is a Python and Diamondback the same size? Since your a Colt person let me tell you about this Diamondback.

I wouldn't really consider myself a Colt person - I've only got one Colt revolver, a Colt New Frontier .22. The Diamondback is a smaller frame than the Python, and while it resembles one, most Colt guys would tell you it's not the same. I owned a Python and foolishly sold it. Wish I had a Diamondback, but my main interest will always be Smith K Frames.

Great story.

 

[toocool]

I was one of the "every other cop" that had one in the '70s. Used it both on and off duty for a long time. I think they have been copied to death by other manufacturers since then, but at the time, they were head and shoulders above everything else out there. Great holster!

Ditto

 

[Rule 303]

I have Roy Baker's Pancake Holsters black, basket weave for a 3 in J Frame, a 2 1/2inch K Frame, a 4 Inch K Frame and a 4 inch N Frame. Great Holsters thirty years later. I still use them when I wear a belt holster. Haven't found one that I think is as good or comparable. I was a Detective at the time I bought them. Extremely comfortable holster to wear.....

Rule 303

 

[Pete 45]

If it does not fit anything I own I might be able to sell or trade

Sight unseen, if you decide to sell it, I'll buy it from you... send me an e-mail at: [email protected]

Pete

 

[bluegrassrules]

I just bought a Roy Baker pancake few months back for my M64, great holster from the late 70's. I looked at a few builders, had a really bad experience with Simply Rugged and decided to go with the original. I had to wait for a listing, checked every other day for a month or so then had to win the bidding...less than $20.00 later...I think I got a good deal and a very good old holster.
Cheers

 

[Martya]

Photos!!!! Where are the photos???

mine (showing the stamp)

 

[webley green]

Back in the 70's carried my Detective Special in a black basket weave and my S&W 66 4" in a tan basket weave Uncle Roy's Pancake. Still have the 66 and holster and have picked up a couple others including a smooth black one for my 39-2. Yep they may be old but still work just fine. Wish I still had the Detective Special and holster.

 

[Wyo]

I have a black basketweave holster for a 1911 and a smooth, lined black one for a 4" N frame. Got both of them out of the "Used holster" basket at a LGS many years ago for $5 each, and I used both of them regularly for years. I still use 'em from time to time. They're great holsters. I'd still like them as well as anything out there today.