I was looking at GB site. Looking at the Colt 1903-08's. Saw an 03 25 cal. With an Audley holster. Just special, would sure to have one of the holsters. Anybody ever heard of them? Holster for these pocket hammerless are not very common.
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SASABERANGER
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Audley was a premier holster maker as far back as the early part of the 20th Century. Made holsters for most of the Colt revolvers and autos including some civilian rigs for the 1911s. Not much available after about the mid 1920s.
Thom Braxton
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Thom Braxton
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OFT II
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Neat collectibles but be careful using one. The gun's trigger guard is part of the retention system and you have to put your finger into the trigger guard in order to draw.
ACP230
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I got an Audley with a Remington 51 I bought a while back.
Worn in spots that indicate it was carried for quite a while.
Interesting holster.
Worn in spots that indicate it was carried for quite a while.
Interesting holster.
rburg
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I can just hear the cries and see the tears from the PC crowd, gun guys included. Can you imagine the uproar over putting your finger in the trigger guard to release the gun? Just for the record, we were never taught that back in the good old days. Its a modern concession to shooting instructors who have nervous problems when they see a student with his finger anyplace near a trigger. Even some of our own posters here are what they used to call (and still should) nervous nellies.
Texas Star
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You are off on the date the .25 was introduced? The FN version came out in 1906, the Colt within a year or two of that. I think 1908, without looking it up. The .32 was the 1903 model. The .380 was a 1908 appearance, too.
Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews used Audley holsters for his Colt .38's. There are very sharp photos of him wearing that rig in his Mongolian expeditions. I think the gun was an Army Special. Never been able to confirm. It could be an Official Police on his trips made in 1926 and later. The OP is basically just a re-named AS with different sight width.
Andrews just referred to it/them as Colt .38 revolvers. He was a serious shooter and hunter, and the Audley holsters must have been well regarded, or he wouldn't have used them. If you can find his books, they are WELL worth reading. He died in 1960. BTW, he used a Colt .32 auto as a concealment gun.
Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews used Audley holsters for his Colt .38's. There are very sharp photos of him wearing that rig in his Mongolian expeditions. I think the gun was an Army Special. Never been able to confirm. It could be an Official Police on his trips made in 1926 and later. The OP is basically just a re-named AS with different sight width.
Andrews just referred to it/them as Colt .38 revolvers. He was a serious shooter and hunter, and the Audley holsters must have been well regarded, or he wouldn't have used them. If you can find his books, they are WELL worth reading. He died in 1960. BTW, he used a Colt .32 auto as a concealment gun.
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The bad thing about the Audley safety holsters is the steel retention device wears the finish (and metal) on the trigger guard. I had an old new service that was worn through the vp proof mark by the holster.
fat tom
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I have one for the .45 and .25,but have yet to find one for the .32 at a price I'm willing to pay.
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