MORE OF CRAZYPHIL'S EYE CANDY

Today's eye candy is all by Price Western Leather (PWL). A large British
company that makes and sells fine leather holsters all around the world.
Not particularly well known in the USA however.

Here are #57, 58, 59, 60 & 61:

I bought the model 120TS many years ago for my Colt's Agent,
shown on the left.

On their web page catalog they showed a neat little OWB holster that they
said was based on Chic Gaylord's "eightball". Being a student of Gaylord's
holsters, I knew the eightball was a pocket holster. Like eightball in the
side pocket. I pointed out their error to them.

They made the change and started calling it their version of Chic Gaylord's
speed scabbard. It is their model 320.

2nd from left is a black one with my Colt's Agent, on a Culver gator belt,
with a silver Navajo buckle by O. Nezzie, a Case knife, and HKS loader.

3rd from left is a chestnut 320 shown with my S&W 642 on a Haugen belt
with a Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) knife.

4th from left is the same 320 in black on a Sparks gunbelt, shown with
an S&W 642 and S&W knife.

5th from left is also a model 320 in Havana, on a Culver belt, with my
S&W 642 and Kershaw's Junkyard Dog II knife.
 

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I noticed that you really liked the Haugen Belt. Was that belt made by the founder of Haugen belts in North Decoatie? He was a very nice person. You sir, have a EXCELLENT eye for QUALITY.!!!!

He's the one from Bismark alright. Good guy.
Good belt too.
 
Wally Wolfram's "dog ear" holsters. I have a biography of Wally here
on the forum titled WALLY WOLFRAM'S SAGA. If interested, just go up
to the SEARCH function and plug it in.

Here is my little Wolfram collection. Numbered 62 through 66 for
identification.

On the left a very early Wolfram when he was a police officer in
Albuquerque, NM. He called his brand WOLF at that time.

2nd from left is one of his BLAZER brand. Made after he had moved
to Monrovia, California. His understudy, John Bianchi, says nice things
about Wally in his BLUE STEEL AND GUNLEATHER.

3rd from left is one that he made for Colt. He made a lot of holsters
for resale by vendors, such as Colt, Cake, Pitt, etc.

4th from left is one he made for S&W. Wally sold his business to S&W
and helped them get started in the holster business.

5th from left is another one made for S&W, but this one is for a 4".
 

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Today's eye candy might be remembered by some of our old cops.
I was never a cop, but a "rent a cop" for a while. Numbers 67 - 71.

Jim Cirillo served on the NYPD Stake Out Unit 1968-1973. It is well
known that he used a .38 Spl. M&P with a 4" bull barrel. I wanted to
know what kind of holster he used.

I found a clue on page XIV of his book GUNS, BULLETS, AND GUNFIGHTS.
The photo shows him wearing a swivel holster with 12 cartridge loops and
an extra slide with another 12 loops. Closest I could come to identifying
it is the Bucheimer-Clark Patrolman. Two separate former NYPD cops who
knew Jim, and shot with him at the range, said the holster looks like the
model Jim wore, or one very much like it. Shown on the left below.

In 1960 Bianchi acquired the Berns-Martin patents. Ten years later his
model B27 appeared in his catalog. The "break front" was used by many
cops in the 1970s. 2nd from left.

Bianchi's model 2800 "The Judge" opened the muzzle to overcome the
"muzzle drag" of the B27. It also provided a swivel. 3rd from left.

When the Beretta M9/92 came along a lot of PDs adopted it. One of
the holsters made for it was this Tex Shoemaker model shown 4th from left.

I kinda like the Safariland, shown 5th from left, for carrying the 1911
cocked and locked.
 

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Here are a few more small "dog ear" style holsters. #72 through #76:

On the left, this black floral carved no name holster was a gift from Tom
aka -db- It is on Milt Sparks gunbelt with my 2" Model 10. The knife is
from Benchmade and the cap by Carhart.

2nd from left is this Heiser #459 made for Evaluators, on a Haugen
gunbelt. The knife is a Puma Prince and the speed strip a Bianchi.
Hosting my vintge Charter Undercover.

3rd from left is a Maverick brand paddle on a Simply Rugged Belt.
The silver dollar buckle is my birth year (1935) The Puma knife again,
and the Charter Undercover.

4th from left is another paddle style holster by Crump on a Culver belt
with a silver Navajo buckle by O. Nezzie, a very sharp Piranha knife,
and my Colt's Agent.

5th from left is a Lawrence 34V pigskin "Special Agent". Haugen belt,
Puma knife, and the S&W 2" model 10.
 

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Back in April '18 I took a break from the 5 a day posts. It is kinda
difficult to keep the ones that I have posted from the ones that I
haven't posted.

But here are 5 more that I believe I have acquired since April and I
don't think were posted previously.

Left to Right:

Strong Protector with my model 29, on a David Keith ranger style belt,
and my winter cap. I had a plain black protector that I liked, but someone
liked it more than I did so I let it go. Glad I found this one. The knife is
a Schrade.

Lawrence 34B FBI "extra quick draw basket weave, also on David Keith's
ranger style belt, with a Sharps stag handle Bowie, and my Boonie hat.
This one was a mess when I got it. I removed the strap and cleaned it
up. Not too hard on the eyes now. Model 19 Combat Magnum on board.

Eubanks black carved & laced, Sparks gun belt, & Case knife.
This is the only floral carved Eubanks I have ever found. Think
it is quite unique. Shown with 4" model 10.

Just noticed that this one was posted in #68, so I will replace it
with this little floral carved Myres, with a Franz-Loc clip on the
back. Shown on Sparks gun belt hosting my vintage Charter
Undercover. This causes the photo to be in 5th position.

Tex Shoemaker basket weave with "dog ear". I had one of Tex's
previously but it was left handed, and I'm not, so I gave it away. This
one is shown with my model 67 Combat Masterpiece, riding on this
gorgeous ranger style belt, made and given to me by my friend Red
Nichols. This photo is now in 4th position.
 

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Just for fun, my 1860 Army Colt is a non-firing replica, but it needs
leather housing just like his friends that he lives with, so here they are.
Left to Right:

Big Texas Leather Works distressed leather crossdraw. The belt is by
Haugen, the knife is by Schrade, and of course the Greek Fisheran's cap.

Kansas style single loop (from Cabelas), Cowtown cartridge belt,
Bear knife, sheath, and .44 cartridges.

Missouri Skin Tight I made when I read Chic's Handgunner's Guide.
Shown with Haugen belt, and Puma Prince knife.

Cavalry holster with U.S. buckle and belt.

Hunter buscaero rig, with silver knight tribute to Paladin. Have gun
will travel. Case knife. Resistol hat.
 

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I haven't updated this thread for a while. Here are 3 of my fairly recent
acquisitions. Left to Right:

Safariland model #16 basket weave dark brown, on James Ranger style
belt, with Piranha knife, and NSA cap. S&W Model 642.

Idaho Leather dark brown basket weave & laced, on James belt.
Charter's vintage Undercover.

Heiser's 457 on Chic Gaylord's gun belt, Buck knife, & Resistol hat.
Colt's Agent with Craig Spegel stocks.
 

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Phil—I don't know how I missed this thread until now! It's like the thread I saw the other day on shot loads (Of which I am a huge fan—I am not as good a shot as most everyone else on here, so I need a shot load to hit rats and snakes and such around the farm). The gentleman, Tony M. had given a magazine article quality thread, and it had not even been rated! I remedied that with a 5 start rating on a 10 star thread. This is another such thread. Pictorial of making crimped .38S&W shot loads

Keep the pictures coming!
 
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Here are a few old timers we don't see very often. Left to Right:

A very old Shipley with dog ear, probably made for 3.5" N fame
because my 4" model 29 doesn't go in far enough.

Lewis cross draw, shown with model 10 2" barrel. Not correctly
shown on the belt for cross draw.

Brauer cross draw, shown with 642-1 sporting Hogue's Blue Lava grips.
The knife is Piranha. Sharp enough to be used as a scalpel in needed.

Brauer dog ear with retention strap, on Sparks gun belt, shown with
model 67.

Bucheimer Sheriff model, also a cross draw, shown with vintage
Charter Undercover. The knife is a Bear.
 

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I don't carry IWB very often, but when I do I have some good choices.
Left to Right:

Garrity's "inconspicuous", with S&W 642-1, on Sparks gun belt.

Alessi's black hard shell talon, again with my 642.

Delfatti's Shark Trim on Crescent shark belt, with 642. The knife
is Kershaw's Junkyard Dog II.

Ken Null's Gibson Covert with my Colt's Agent. CRKT knife.

Spark's VMII, with 1911 Colt's Gold Cup, Sparks gun belt.
 

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Here are a few more that I don't think have been posted in this thread.
I became obsessed with dog ears. Here Left to Right:

Bucheimer's Hank Sloan with S&W Model 67. So popular that a lot of
folks call holsters with dog ears Hank Sloan style, but the ear was
created at least 20 years before Hank's holster. The belt is from
Simply Rugged. The knife is CRKT (Columbia River Knife & Tool)

Safariland with S&W Model 29 on my Haugen belt.

Bianchi's #3 with S&W Model 19 & Haugen belt again.

Lobo (when Ray was still Lobo) with S&W Model 19.
Great example of detailed boning. 30 dollar belt, jazzed
up a bit with hardware.

Thad Rybka's rendition of the dog ear, also with Model 19,
Haugen belt, and Puma Prince knife.
 

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Here are a few acquired since my last post. I was interested in "fake"
leather for a while, so had to have a "Wessonhide". Shown on the left
with S&W Model 10 2" barrel, Haugen belt, Puma Prince knife. 19 is the
model number that designates S&W holsters as Wessonhide. Size of
this one is 32.

2nd from left is a glossy Don Hume made with the Clarino overlay. Shown
with my Model 67 Combat Masterpiece, Bianchi belt, and HKS loaders.

3rd from left is a Lawrence 34L (L for laced) and rear sight protector.
Also shown with my Model 67, Sparks gunbelt, and my NSA cap.

4th from left is a Bianchi "Lightning" with my S&W 642-1, Haugen belt,
Piranha knife, and private pilot cap.

5th from left is a Lawrence model 22 IWB size 540 which is a perfect
fit for my 642. Shown on a Simply Rugged belt, with Piranha knife,
and NSA cap.
 

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Here lately I have been trying to match the gun to a knife/partner.
Excuse me if some of them are repeats. Here are some samples
so far. Left to right:

S&W Model 10 4" barrel, Brill holster, James belt, Marbles knife with
stag handle and Damascus blade. Grips are supposed to come close
to matching the knife grip.

S&W Model 10 2" barrel, Lawrence 34V pigskin Special Agent holster,
Haugen belt, Puma Prince knife. Stag handle on Puma matches quite
well with the Grashorn grips on the revolver.

1911 Colt series 80 Gold Cup National Match, with Herrett double diamond
cocobolo panels. The knife if from Ultimate Equipment called a M1911.
Had to stain the panels a bit to get them close to the cocobolos.
The holster is a Heiser #728. The belt from Texas Gunslingers.

S&W 642-1 in a Chic Gaylord speed scabbard on Uncle Mike's "Mirage"
belt. The Hogue Blue Lava grips go well with the the Piranha knife.

Civil War era replica 1860 Colt Army, flap holster, U.S. buckle,
and cap. Trooper may have worn a Bowie knife kinda like this one.
 

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This just in. A Idaho Leather stamped and laced holster, made for a 4"
N Frame. I'm guessing it was made by Mr. Eubanks about 1954. It has
the sight protector that makes it ideal for my S&W Model 29.
Shown on Keith belt, with Buck knife and my boondocks hat.
2nd from left is the same Idaho Leather for 4" N Frame with my
S&W Model 29, this time after I treated it to a dab of Black Rock
Leather 'N' Rich.
 

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My little stamped and laced Eubanks Pioneer Leather holster, but don't
blame them for the lacing. There were a few breaks in the lacing, so I
re-laced it. Blame me.

The little Eubanks Pioneer is marked HSS that I take to mean
High Standard Sentinel, but with a slight adjustment to the retention
strap it fits the 2" model 10 just fine.

It is on a belt made for me by David Keith. The gun is a Model 10 with
2" barrel wearing Grashorn elk grips. The (kinda) matching knife is a
Puma Prince. The hat is my 57 year old Resistol.

2nd from left, I was just trying to make a better picture. I need
all the practice I can get. I hope it's a little bit better. The only
difference is I traded the Resistol for my Barsalino hat.
 

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It might be a little stretch to put this one in my eye candy thread, but
it is my latest rescue/rehab project. It's a Heiser model 417. I picked
it up for $30 and spent about $40 more on a retention stap and cleaning
it up.

It is shown on a Lawrence cartridge belt, with my Model 10 with 4"
barrel. Jay Scott grips on the S&W. The knife is by Sharps, with
stag horn (probably faux) grip. The sun bonnet is my 57 year old
Resistol.
 

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