Vintage - show'em if ya got'em

gnfrk · Apr 15, 2019

I have always been enamored with vintage holsters. Crazyphil and turnerriver are always showing off their finds so I thought I would jump in on the show and tell....

First two pics are a Rogers clamshell for 4" K frame

Third pic is collection of Alessi holsters (clockwise start top left), Hideout for 1911 Officer model, Pancake for 1911 5", DOJ for 1911 Commander, DOJ/S (S for snap) for 1911 Commander

Fourth pic contains (clockwise start top left) Bianchi #50 Chapman for 1911 5", Roy Baker pancake for 4" K frame, Seventrees IWB for 2" J frame

Fifth pic contains (clockwise start top left) Bucheimer Concealer CL-75W for 1911 5", Bucheimer Federal Man (I think it is for a Colt 1903), Bucheimer/Clark Detective B37A-3W for Colt 1903

sceva · Apr 16, 2019

My Lawrence 120 for a K-Frame 6"

THE PILGRIM · Apr 16, 2019

Issued Bucheimer.

turnerriver · Apr 16, 2019

gnfrk, those are some very interesting holsters. As time marches on so does the consideration of what is vintage. Some define antique as 100 years or more old and vintage as 20 to 100 years old, that means that all 20th Century holsters would be considered vintage.
Here's another Tulsa find, I have examples of this Lawrence model but this is the first floral carved one I've seen. It was made for the Colt Detective Special/Agent/Cobra revolvers.
Regards,
turnerriver

KalamazooKid · Apr 16, 2019

Let's go alphabetical starting with Bianchi .....

Couple of Heisers ....

Some from Lawrence .....

LPD256 · Apr 16, 2019

Working holsters. Left to right HH Heiser, Bianchi 5BHL with ******* Leather Dump pouch, and Safariland lined Model 29.

Guns:13-3 Nickel 3 inch (in a 4 inch holster)
19-3 Blue 2 1/2 inch with Culina French Walnut
19-3 Blue 4 inch

gnfrk · Apr 16, 2019

turnerriver said:
gnfrk, those are some very interesting holsters. As time marches on so does the consideration of what is vintage. Some define antique as 100 years or more old and vintage as 20 to 100 years old, that means that all 20th Century holsters would be considered vintage.
Here's another Tulsa find, I have examples of this Lawrence model but this is the first floral carved one I've seen. It was made for the Colt Detective Special/Agent/Cobra revolvers.
Regards,
turnerriver

Great find. Is that Tulsa find from this April? My brother, Dad and I have gone every year for the past 10 years or more and my brother and I even longer. This year however we did not go due to lots of family events that had us all traveling for many weekends around it and since we are spread across Missouri and Nebraska it was just another weekend we were all going to be traveling, the biggest factor however was my daughter getting married in May so funds are much tighter. My brother and I though, are committed to going in November.

Sorry for the divergence. I love walking around Tulsa and finding great gems. So much to see. It is a great show.

elm_creek_smith · Apr 17, 2019

My Bianchi 5BHL with my police-issue P&R Model 65.

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LEO918 · Apr 17, 2019

S.D. Myres N frame 4"...

SAFireman · Apr 17, 2019

How about a nice carved Hunter holster. It is J frame size, for a 4" barrel.

jimgoldth · Apr 17, 2019

This IWB holster is probably well over a 100 years old. It seems to be made of Oil Cloth with a neat hook for over your pant waist. I got it with a New Departure Safety Hammerless S&W Revolver.

Pocket holsters used to be often used in the good old days. This one evens has a little decoration with a .32 S&W Safety Hammerless.

How about another with a different stamping holding a S&W .32 Double action.

Some of the Police Officers that I trained with in the middle 1960's still used swivel holsters like this with their S&W model 10 or M&P revolvers. The range procedure was to stabilize the holster with your weak hand and unsnap and draw with the strong hand.

jimgoldth · Apr 17, 2019

Back in 1961 I was in the U. S. Army in West Germany. I discovered a copy of "Chic Gaylord HANDGUNNER'S GUIDE" in the Base Library and read it and reread it and reread it. What a great book with a lot of knowledge. When I got home my first revolver was a S&W 3" model 36 which Chic recommended over the 2" snub. I searched and found a copy of the Handgunner's Guide and then wrote to Chic and asked for his recommendation for a concealment holster for my 3" model 36. He recommended a Super Sleuth holster with a matching belt only around $20. I was only making $1.25 an hour at the time so I put that on the back burner for a later order but sent him a $5 check for one of his IWB holsters. I waited and waited but at the time Chic was going out of business. I never got my IWB holster and felt lucky that I had not ordered the Super Sleuth. After I got over that I would look for a Chic Gaylord holster whenever I saw a box of holsters in a gunshop. I only ever found one. It was this Q-4 Dragoon cross draw holster for a 6" K Frame. It worked well but I had convinced myself that any holster carried openly needed to be on the strong side. I soon sold it to another holster fan. I am still looking for another Chic Gaylord Holster.

bruce5781 · Apr 17, 2019

A couple Brills I acquired this year. 4" K frame and 5" N frame.