forindooruseonly
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Random.org says that lucky number 8 is the winner - congrats mtgianni!
The mystery continues. I've worn the holster all day with a J-frame, and it's just too loose to be right. It is closer than anything else I tried, including what I wanted to put in there.
Background reading...
Mystery Barton's Special
Vintage Holster Karma: Winner is forindooruseonly
Vintage Holster Karma - The Barton's Special Mystery Continues..
So Round 3 begins!
The rules - only enter if you try something besides the list of guns mentioned below. If it fits properly - you're the lucky one! If not, you gotta pass it on to another candidate. You gotta post a nice artsy pic of the holster and gun to show all of us who couldn't make it work jealous.
This is way too nice of a holster to sit unused, and I wouldn't feel good sticking a j-frame in it as an actual carry rig. SAFireman, the original owner of this karma, passed it around at a SWCA meeting and the consensus was that it wasn't a S&W revolver, probably a Colt. Onomea's Colt and my Colts didn't work. Neither did my autos I tried.
I'll pick a winner at random on Wednesday night of next week. Let's find this thing a proper home.
The exclusion list (all tried by SAFireman, Onomea and me):
I-frames
J-frames
K-frames
2nd Generation Colt Detective Special
3rd Generation Colt Detective Special (also Agent)
Fitzed Colt Army Special
Colt 1908/1903
Walther PPk
Browning 1910
Mauser Hsc
I started a new thread to keep numbering easier - please only respond if you are interested in the Karma. If the mods deem it necessary to combine threads, please do so.
The mystery continues. I've worn the holster all day with a J-frame, and it's just too loose to be right. It is closer than anything else I tried, including what I wanted to put in there.
Background reading...
Mystery Barton's Special
Vintage Holster Karma: Winner is forindooruseonly
Vintage Holster Karma - The Barton's Special Mystery Continues..

So Round 3 begins!
The rules - only enter if you try something besides the list of guns mentioned below. If it fits properly - you're the lucky one! If not, you gotta pass it on to another candidate. You gotta post a nice artsy pic of the holster and gun to show all of us who couldn't make it work jealous.
This is way too nice of a holster to sit unused, and I wouldn't feel good sticking a j-frame in it as an actual carry rig. SAFireman, the original owner of this karma, passed it around at a SWCA meeting and the consensus was that it wasn't a S&W revolver, probably a Colt. Onomea's Colt and my Colts didn't work. Neither did my autos I tried.
I'll pick a winner at random on Wednesday night of next week. Let's find this thing a proper home.
The exclusion list (all tried by SAFireman, Onomea and me):
I-frames
J-frames
K-frames
2nd Generation Colt Detective Special
3rd Generation Colt Detective Special (also Agent)
Fitzed Colt Army Special
Colt 1908/1903
Walther PPk
Browning 1910
Mauser Hsc
I started a new thread to keep numbering easier - please only respond if you are interested in the Karma. If the mods deem it necessary to combine threads, please do so.
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