Looks like you nailed the basics and ready for some fancy engraving. Looks very nice to me, Keep on with your hobby. it may turn into some $ later on.
Thank you for your comments, but If you held one, you could see the small differences that separate me from good leather workers, there will always be a stitch that is wanky, or a ding where I didn't want on, like so many journeys, it is the trip, not the destination that is of the most value.
Thank you for your comments, and I am so sorry to hear about your wife. I have been married for 54 years, and she is my world. Although I can appreciate the art form of tooling leather, it has never really been something that I wanted to pursue. Part of it is because I am ham-fisted and don't have the eye for it.
Thank you for your comment, but you haven't seen some that I have not shown. I have made some butt-ugly holsters, I have made them backwards, (making a LH when intending to make a Rh), I have made some that just don't work for the purposes intended. In fact I have a big box of holsters that I am glad folks can't see. I keep them around to remind me that I have made some progress.
Thank you!
I wish I could claim the style, but no, it is not an original design to build the holster backwards. The truth is that holster design works well if it does look funny. Reversing the seam makes for a perfect tunnel for the front sight. The pattern is my take on what is know as a Rhodesian style and it was popular in one of their wars.
Looks like very fine work! Since I like military guns the holster in the top middle look like it was made for a Walther PP or PPK! - Nice work!
Actually, they look a lot better than 90% of the junk on the market. Maybe you should put out a shingle as a custom holster maker.
Niiiiiiiiice! Now tell your wife and daughter you need more handguns to keep up with the new hobby
Ah, but for the fact that when I retired I decided to strike that foul four letter word (W**K) from my vocabulary. If I made them to sell, it would be w**k, not fun.
Thank you. That style, with small variations, was used for a lot of similar type handguns in the time. You are right it would fit a PPK, but this one was made for a Mauser HSc. I made a very similar holster to fit a full sized 1911.
When I see a Rhodesian holster, it's sewn front and back, and always for semi-autos. But then I'm no holster authority. I can see where the seam would create a natural sight channel and the smooth, angled surface at the rear might give a smooth draw.
Everyone has been very kind in their responses. It has brought a very rare smile to my old face.
