UPDATE: BRAUER BROS. LIVES

[crazyphil]

Sailing on the Bay a few days ago, I adopted this old Brauer
Brothers Crossdraw Paddle. If anyone has an old Brauer catalog
it is a model H23. It was crying out for help, and rehabbing these
old-timers is one of my favorite passtimes, and it was only twenty
bucks delivered.

It was made for Colt's Detective Special, Cobra, and Agent. I
thought it would be perfect for my Agent because the strap goes
over the trigger guard instead of the hammer, and I had removed
the hammer spur and single action notch on my Agent, making it
a true double action only (DAO).

Here are some BEFORE and AFTER photos. I sure do hope you
can tell which ones are before and which ones are after.

 

[-db-]

Phil, I believe that's a loop holster someone modified by cutting off the loop strap, not a real paddle holster in other words. You can see evidence of where the strap was originally. I would be wary of relying on the rather thin weak pliable "paddle" to keep the rig in your pants.

 

[crazyphil]

Phil, I believe that's a loop holster someone modified by cutting off the loop strap, not a real paddle holster in other words. You can see evidence of where the strap was originally. I would be wary of relying on the rather thin weak pliable "paddle" to keep the rig in your pants.

Point well taken -db-. I was a little suspicious when I looked
at that cut line. My first thought was to have my saddle maker
sew across and make a belt loop out of it.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Hold on - you have a Saddle Maker?

 

[crazyphil]

Hold on - you have a Saddle Maker?

Yes, a pretty young (65) lady who has been working with
leather since she was a teenager.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Yes, a pretty young (65) lady who has been working with
leather since she was a teenager.

OMG!
The plot thickens!
Not only does Phil have a Saddle-maker,
He had an attractive Lady Saddle Maker!

 

[crazyphil]

OMG!
The plot thickens!
Not only does Phil have a Saddle-maker,
He had an attractive Lady Saddle Maker!

Something Paul Newman said has always made good
sense to me. Why go out for hamburger when you have
prime rib at home? Does that thin the plot a little bit?

 

[Targets Guy]

Good on you. I am a big fan of Brauer Bros.

This one has been keeping my Dad's K22 since 1947.



I found the one on the right in the middle of Kansas in the early 2000's. Paid $10 for it. It now keeps my K38 in it.

 

[Gene L]

Here's my Brauer Bros J-frame paddle holster. I like the old style.

 

[boykinlp]

Here is my favorite Brauer Holster. It is a Moose Brand Holster Model H1 made by Brauer Brothers. It fits a .25 automatic (Colt Vest Pocket). I was told that since it has the patent information on the strap it is most likely prewar.

 

[boykinlp]

Here is a picture of the back:

 

[crazyphil]

I trimmed the excess leather off the so called "paddle" and
popped in a couple of rivets. Updated photos below:

 

[wetdog1911]

Hold on - you have a Saddle Maker?

Doesn't everyone? We even have one in our smallish town of 28,000 in the Upstate of SC.

Rob

 

[crazyphil]

Here is a picture of the back:

In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt was elected president running as
the Moose Party candidate. A. J. Brauer capitalized on Teddy's
popularity by calling his holsters the Moose brand. That's why
you have a moose in the middle of your maker's mark.

 

[crazyphil]

If you look closely at the photo in #12 above, you can see the trigger
guard on the Agent does not go all the way back, as it should, in the
holster. Looks like I also got some wrong information about what guns
the holster was supposed to fit. I tried the next larger gun, that I have,
s&w model 10 with 2" barrel. Perfect fit. See photo below.

I hope this is the end of this story. I'm sure you do too.