Anyone know why the safety straps on the floral carved holsters weren't floral carved as well?
Brand/Maker specific threads- S. D. Myres
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Good question, I don't know the answer but few makers typically did carve the straps. Colorado Saddlery is one that did and I think El Paso Saddlery sometimes does as well.
Regards,
turnerriver
Regards,
turnerriver
I wish they would have done the straps too. The plane straps make the rig look unfinished. Although, it won't stop me from buying any floral carved rigs in the future 
Straps seem to be the first part of holsters that begin exhibiting stress. Often you'll see an otherwise fine holster with a strap that's crazed, cracked or outright split. Carving or otherwise thinning this area out and weakening the strap may not be the best idea from a practicality standpoint.
Texas Star
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I've got basketweave straps on some holsters and they've held up fine. Others have decorative grooving around the edges. Also held up fine.
I've thought about that too, but it seems a thicker piece of leather could be used to account for the carving on the strap.
digi-shots
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Thought I'd bring this thread back to the top! I haven't played in a while so here goes...
digi-shots
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Here's a SD Myres that I just got.... it's marked with the number 999 under the holster on the skirt. It's very, very similar to a BBQ rig that Dan M posted back in December of 2010 marked "190".
It appears to be for a 3 1/2" to 4" barrel. The N frame is a little tight and a K frame is too loose. I'll set up some pics later and see what the consensus is.
It appears to be for a 3 1/2" to 4" barrel. The N frame is a little tight and a K frame is too loose. I'll set up some pics later and see what the consensus is.
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Here's a SD Myres that I just got.... it's marked with the number 999 under the holster on the skirt. It's very, very similar to a BBQ rig that Dan M posted back in December of 2010 marked "190".
It appears to be for a 3 1/2" to 4" barrel. The N frame is a little tight and a K frame is too loose. I'll set up some pics later and see what the consensus is.
Geez that's a beautiful holster. Styling and workmanship, and by its proportions appearing to be for an N frame. Has Prohibition-era Feds written all over it.
fat tom
Absent Comrade
Great lookin' holsters Linda. Especially the "999"! Glad to see you back! We've missed you and those outstanding photos. 
f.t.
f.t.
digi-shots
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Great lookin' holsters Linda. Especially the "999"! Glad to see you back! We've missed you and those outstanding photos.
f.t.
Thanks, F.T.!
Here's a close up of the "999" mark... kinda fuzzy, I had to shoot under the strap at an angle. You couldn't see the mark without pulling the holster completely out of the strap. I would have sworn there was nothing there.
And here it is with a 3 1/2" N frame... snug as a bug!
The speed loader is marked "Revolver Cartridge Clip Corp., New York". I'll take some more pics later and post in another section of the forum.
SAFireman
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Myres rig
I have two so far....One for a N frame 3.5" barrel and one for a K frame 2.5"
I only have the N frame photographed so far....
I will have to drag out the K frame one and snap a few photos of it....
I have two so far....One for a N frame 3.5" barrel and one for a K frame 2.5"
I only have the N frame photographed so far....
I will have to drag out the K frame one and snap a few photos of it....
SAFireman
Member
Floral tooled S.D. Myres for K frame snub
I have had this one for a while, but lack a suitable period correct gun to keep it company. For now, a very nice model 64 will help it stay in shape.
I have had this one for a while, but lack a suitable period correct gun to keep it company. For now, a very nice model 64 will help it stay in shape.
fat tom
Absent Comrade
What's with this "drag it out"? I can't leave all of my guns out in the open to admire,for obvious reasons,but that's not the case with my leather. No sir,I have 'em everywhere!
f.t.
SAFireman
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What's with this "drag it out"? I can't leave all of my guns out in the open to admire,for obvious reasons,but that's not the case with my leather. No sir,I have 'em everywhere!
f.t.
Tom, I can not leave things laying about....it sets a bad example and my wife will have us living up to our necks in nick-nacks. Plus, it also helps to keep things put up, that way she never really knows what or how much I really have
Sundancer2004
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Thanks for the new section dedicated to Gun Leather & Carry gear.
It might be interesting to have some threads dedicated to various makers and it would be great to start with one dedicated to the famous S. D. Myres company of Sweetwater,, and later El Paso, Texas.
Floral carved J frame holster with hammer shield and matching cartridge slide.
When a young officer I really didn,t care for anything othere than basketweave. As I approach the autum of my years I appreciate these holsters as works of art and beauty, kinda like a 1946 Pickup Truck
Sundancer2004
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A plain 4 inch K frame Myers holster with accessories.
LOL, I havn't seen "the claw" since l970....brings back memories
