Maker specfic- Heiser

[fat tom]

That is spectacular Tony! Now tell me that the belt actually fits you. People sure were skinny back then.
f.t.

p.s. I don't see a thing wrong with THOSE pics.

 

[lawandorder]

Bobby it is longer than most but still too short for this old fat man.

 

[Russell Cottle]

That a nice one, lawandorder!!

 

[boykinlp]

Thought I would bring this thread back up hoping some new Heisers would be added. Here are a couple of mine that I had not put in the maker specific thread before:

 

[turnerriver]

Here's a couple more.


This is a Heiser with the Browning Bros. Ogden Utah stamp.


Regards,
turnerriver

 

[PMRet]

Here are a pair of Colorado Saddlery Model 1065, K Frame Target holsters that I believe have Heiser connections. If I recall the story correctly, the Heiser family sold the company in 1945, and 4 of their employees left at that time and started Colorado Saddlery. An interesting side note from the same story is that Colorado Saddlery usually carved the safety straps on their holsters, while Heiser usually did not.

I acquired the Tan holster a few years ago from forum member turnerriver, and found the Cordovan holster on ebay a couple years later.

 

[jimgoldth]

I am feeling that my H H Heiser Holsters are not as wonderful as some examples shown here. Here is my Shoulder Holster with my 1913 35 S&W auto.

 

[PMRet]

I am feeling that my H H Heiser Holsters are not as wonderful as some examples shown here. Here is my Shoulder Holster with my 1913 35 S&W auto.

On the contrary, while some may be "prettier" than others, all are timeless, functional works of art from a bygone era...

 

[jimgoldth]

Another Heiser shoulder holster with my 1955 .45 Target 6 1/2"

Colorado Saddlery Holster with a S&W .455 Mark II Hand Ejector 2nd model.

 

[bruce5781]

Ran across this Heiser 727 while looking for something suitable for an old Triple Lock.

Regards,
Bruce

 

[DevilDog72]

I just wore out my " Like " button......

 

[Ronald1]

How about an early 40's shoulder holster from a one time Heiser employee.
If inappropriate to post it with the Heisers, mods can (or I can) delete. Don't want to intrude on anyone's topic.

 

[mojave30cal]

Here's an early 1950s Heiser I picked up on Ebay a few years
ago for my 3 1/2" pre-27. It's marked " MAG 3 1/2" under
the maker's mark.

 

[crazyphil]

Poor crazyphil only has 6 Heisers so far.
The first one I ever acquired was this old FBI model. It has the elongated
triple H, but no model number. I also have a black one that has the 457
model number and the football shape maker mark. They are identical.

2nd from left is a 459 made for Evaluators. The 9 in place of 7 indicates
the hammer protector.

3rd from left is an oxblood 757. 7 instead of 4 means carved.

4th from left is a 759 much like L&Os above. It is carved and
has the hammer protector.

5th from left is model 713 or maybe 718. They stamped one over the
other. It was made for VL&A. Carved and Laced. Made for Colt's
Official Police, but my S&W Model 19 fits ok.

 

[6518John]

............................and tripped over the best Holster I have ever found in many years of looking for them.

A full flap, floral tooled, laced edge Heiser with a matching cartridge belt.

Holster marked 731 and with pencil .45 Colt 7 & 1/2.

Will try to get better pic up tomorrow.

Tony could you re-post these pictures where we can see them again? And this is my kind of zombie thread!

 

[bmcgilvray]

We'll stick this holster up in here.



I like the keen-looking maker's mark on this one. The style of marking is said to have been used between 1890 and 1910. I feel sure the holster was produced expressly for the Colt Model 1903 .32/1908 .380 rather than the Remington Model 51, which was introduced in 1918 and produced until 1927, though Remington sold off inventory of these into the 1930s.

Still, the little Remington .380 automatic fits so perfectly that it makes for an appealing combination. Perhaps a proper Colt will come along one day.

 

[boykinlp]

Here's an early 1950s Heiser I picked up on Ebay a few years
ago for my 3 1/2" pre-27. It's marked " MAG 3 1/2" under
the maker's mark.

Superb, terrific, awesome, fantastic,.........there are many more words to describe your holster, but I think you get the idea!

 

[crazyphil]

We'll stick this holster up in here.



I like the keen-looking maker's mark on this one. The style of marking is said to have been used between 1890 and 1910. I feel sure the holster was produced expressly for the Colt Model 1903 .32/1908 .380 rather than the Remington Model 51, which was introduced in 1918 and produced until 1927, though Remington sold off inventory of these into the 1930s.

Still, the little Remington .380 automatic fits so perfectly that it makes for an appealing combination. Perhaps a proper Colt will come along one day.

That must really be an old timer. I haven't seen that Heiser
mark before. Very nice. Prized possession.

 

[rednichols]

We'll stick this holster up in here.

I like the keen-looking maker's mark on this one. The style of marking is said to have been used between 1890 and 1910.

Hard to know on those bloody Heiser stamps. This mark was presented in leather, to Hermann's grandaughter when she was a 'young girl' amongst the other marks we know so well. She was born in 1922 so it would appear that this mark was still 'in use' by Heiser in 1930 (previously I had deduced she was born right after her parents marriage but FindAgrave corrects me on this).

One has to consider the possibility that this set of stamped leathers represented all the stamps they had ever used; and were not necessarily still in use. Two stamps are missing from the image of all these stamped leathers: the Heiser Denver on two lines, and the Heiser Denver on one line; both surrounded by a box (which is where these stamps got the misleading title of 'cartouche', an Egyptian symbol). In fact they are more of a postal mark; mail to Heiser in Denver (or any other maker with its name and city/state) would always reach its destination because the P.O. had city directories at the ready.

 

[fat tom]

I haven't seen that Heiser
mark before.

Me either,and I thought I'd seen them all.
f.t.