S&W's with Tom Three Persons Holster..?

[feralmerril]

This may not be a threepersons holster, but it is a carved el paso for a 4" K model. I keep it around for my 3" Lew Horton 66-3, but I also have a 4" M&P and two 4" old colt troopers it will also fit. Come to think of it I will have to try it on my 4" python too.

 

[turnerriver]

Linda,the holster shown with the model 27 is a model 814-it first appears in a catalog dated 1941.The black holster with the hammer protector-carved model 614 in the 1950's catalog cut-first appears in an early post-war catalog that is undated but is,I believe,from the late 1940's.Neither model appears in any of the 1930's catalogs I have.
Regards,
John Witty

 

[pistola]

Leather

S.D. Myers' Tom Threepersons' with a model 12-2.

 

[bettis1]

John,

Just to show how trivial we collectors can be, I've got a trivia question.

Do you know if the tooling patterns that Myres used on each holster were the same for all holsters of that model and varied by model number?

In other words, the pattern for the picture of the 614 in the catalog, your holster, and mine all look very similar. The camera angle is different for each picture but the similarity looks to be there.

If that is the case, and a copy of those patterns is available, it could be a quick method of identifying each model. It would be even more interesting if variations of the same pattern could be shown over the years that the holster was produced to help date them.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and resources on this interesting topic.

Bob

 

[Muley Gil]

"I also had a Border Patrol holster, made famous by Sheriff Bill Jordan."

Glock 'em Down,

Bill Jordan was a Border Patrolman before WW II, then went into the Marine Corps. He went back into the BP after the war. He was never a sheriff, although his uncle, Henderson Jordan, was a Louisana sheriff, who was present when Bonnie and Clyde were killed.

Bill Jordan took the basic Border Patrol holster, which had been around for a number of years, and had it lined with steel, with a steel shank in the drop part. This kept the holster in a fixed position and also kept the holster from collapsing in his suitcase while traveling to his fastdraw exhibitions.

Don Hume Leather made a version called the Jordan "River" holster and it had Bill's signature on it.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

Hi all, hope i dident hijack a thread here but I took the liberty of posting a few pics of the Jordan holster by Don Hume. As you can tell from my dog eared copy of his book, I am a fan of his.

 

[Glock 'em down]

"I also had a Border Patrol holster, made famous by Sheriff Bill Jordan."

Glock 'em Down,

Bill Jordan was a Border Patrolman before WW II, then went into the Marine Corps. He went back into the BP after the war. He was never a sheriff, although his uncle, Henderson Jordan, was a Louisana sheriff, who was present when Bonnie and Clyde were killed.

Bill Jordan took the basic Border Patrol holster, which had been around for a number of years, and had it lined with steel, with a steel shank in the drop part. This kept the holster in a fixed position and also kept the holster from collapsing in his suitcase while traveling to his fastdraw exhibitions.

Don Hume Leather made a version called the Jordan "River" holster and it had Bill's signature on it.

Woops! My bad! I had him confused with Sheriff Jim Wilson.

Don't ask me what I been smokin'!

 

[jimgoldth]

S&W Holsters made the 01 style with a hammer protector which is sometimes called the FBI style holster. A Tom Threeperson with hammerprotecter (which protects the jacket lining from the hammer spur).

 

[Jim_O]

Threepersons personal holster

Hope this helps the thread. Here is a photo of one of Tom Threepersons personal holsters. It was given by Tom to Fred Wells when Fred was about 15. That would make it 1933. Fred went on to become a renowned custom gunsmith in Prescott. Fred passed the holster on to my father who was a good friend of his.


Jim

 

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EPS Threepersons with Model 27-2

 

[turnerriver]

Jim,who made the Threepersons holster you showed us ? Very nice looking holster with great history-what else can you tell us about it ?
Thanks for sharing it.
regards,

 

[merlindrb]

I've picked up a bunch of pre-war Threepersons holsters by S.D.Myres over the years. In many sizes from snubby to 6+ inches. They are always works of art.

I don't have all my pics here with me in hospital but the trusty Campbell example is probably one of the best. He even had the matching spare round holder. He used it for both his working Reg Mag and for his weekend fancy off-duty Non-Reg. The other pic is of Campbell wearing the rig and working gun at Quantico circa 1938.

Hope you enjoy.

Dave

 

[digi-shots]

Dave, great looking holsters & pics!

Thanks for posting!

 

[Jim_O]

Threepersons holster more

Jim,who made the Threepersons holster you showed us ? Very nice looking holster with great history-what else can you tell us about it ?
Thanks for sharing it.
regards,

When the holster was given to Fred, it needed some stitching repair. There are no makers marks on. I would have possibly expected SD Myres, but there are none other than "HW" scratched on the back side. My father's note said it was Tom Threepersons "S.A." holster.

As the holster is part of the Wells family heritage, is is my honor to return it to them. I've spoken to Rachel Wells in Prescott (A world renowned firearms engraver!) and I will be returning the holster to her. She may be able to provide more of the history. I'll check with her to see if she knows more.

I'll attach a couple of additional photos.

Jim

 

[digi-shots]

Turnerriver, here's a photo of a holster that I recently bought. The only marking on the holster is an ink stamp on the backside: "H.E. (Tex) Wolffarth - Lubbock, Texas"

Are you familar with the name??

I did a little checking and found a fellow (Hubert Evan Wolffarth) listed in both the 1910 and 1920 Census for Lubbock, Texas. In 1930 he moved to Lynn County, Texas

 

[merlindrb]

Ok, here are a few more pics of Myers Threepersons holsters (at least I think they're all Threepersons). I've been picking them up for years at gunshows etc. There are a couple of J Frame, the rest being K's and N's. There is one for a Woodsman or similar.

The final couple of Threepersons look like Myres but they're not. I'm informed that they were made in Texas prisons in the 60's to look like Myres. Go figure!

Last is my own Myers rig. 42 Inch belt with 4 inch N Frame holster. I wear it at my local range on Sundays - occasionally.

I've got a lot of Myres, Heiser, Lawrence and Berns Martin. You can still get them for reasonable prices at shows and from the interest. And they made great leather in the 30's and 40's.

 

[digi-shots]

Dave, that is some collection!!

I hope you use some of them from time to time.

There's something about the old carved leather holsters that make them special.

 

[bettis1]

Great collection of some beautiful leather, Dave.

As a lefty, I particularly appreciate seeing the left hand one with the hammer guard. The southside ones seem to be more scarce than the odds would indicate.

Looks like we have some pretty talented folks in the slammer down in Huntsville. Makes me wonder if they came from El Paso, too.

Bob

 

[merlindrb]

I'll bet they did Bob, I just bet they did.

I'm a lefty as well, but shoot righty. When I was taught to shoot they tested for your strong eye, mine was the right. After that it was irrelevant to the instructor if you were left or right handed, you simply used the one that corresponded with your strong eye.

Years later it makes sense, at the time I was less convinced

 

[Bullet Bob]

Glad to see so many fans of El Paso Saddlery. I'm not expecting to be jumping around, so I usually order mine with a hammer thong instead of a strap.

3" 547

model 18