COLT'S 1860 ARMY HOLSTERS

[crazyphil]

My 1860 Army Model is another replica that does duty strictly as
a wall hanger, but it needs holsters to show off too. Here are the
five I kept.

At left, is a Buscadero rig made by Hunter. Kind of a tribute to
Have Gun Will Travel. I put the silver knight on it way back when
I thought I was Paladin. The knife is a Case. The hat is an old
holy Resistol.

2nd, is a Civil War U.S. Army flap holster, which is appropriate
for the 1860 Army Model. The hat is a Union Officer's model.
The little Bowie is what the Union Officer might have carried.

3rd, is the Missouri Skin Tight that I made when I read Chic
Gaylord's book. It convinced me that I should not make holsters.
The Haugen gunbelt and Puma Prince knife makes the rig look
almost presentable.

4th, is a Kansas Single Loop Model on a Cowtown cartridge belt.
The knife is a Bear.

5th, is a distressed looking Slim Jim holster, Haugen gunbelt
again, and a Schrade knife. The hat is an authentic Greek
Fisherman's hat, made in Greece, that I picked up when on a
trip to San Francisco. Holster was made by Big Texas.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

I like the texture of the 5th one. The only one I have is this slim jim I made over 25 years ago for my John Gren conversion. My 1851 Navy and 1860s fit perfect in it, too. This gun is .44 Special black powder only.

 

[Racer X]

Any idea if the issue holsters were different between the Remington 1858 and the Colt 1860? I have an original 1858 Remington that an ancestor carried. I have his sabre as well, but no leather items.

 

[Onomea]

..The hat is an old holy Resistol...

That Resistol looks like it's been there and done that. (A time or two!)

 

[crazyphil]

Onomea - That Resistol straw hat was a birthday gift from my wife and
daughter sixty something years ago, so yes it has been around the block
a few times.