WHO DID THE BEST CARVING?

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Who did the best carving? Of course that is a matter of opinion.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. However I believe many
would agree that some of the best carving came from Myres,
Lawrence and Heiser. I have posted examples below left to right:

Myres 614 with Model 67 Combat Masterpiece.
Lawrence 27 with Model 19 Combat Magnum.
Heiser 728 with Colt's 1911 Gold Cup.

In my opinion, rawhide lacing adds to the beauty of a holster,
like the Lawrence and the Heiser models shown.

To fill out the hand, I will mention a couple of my personal
favorite "wild cards".
4th from left is Eubanks 820 with Colt's Cavalry replica.
5th from left is a Hunter 3100 with Model 29.

I am sure there are many beautiful carved holsters out there
in S&W Forum land. Let me see some of your favorites.
 

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This little Heiser 457 is one of my favorites!

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This little Heiser 457 is one of my favorites!

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Every time I see a Heiser of this type for sale I stop and appreciate the lines and looks of them. And I'm just talkin' about plain ones. Not like this masterpiece. The carving on this Colorado Saddlery two gun belt I have is fantastic. But wasn't C.S. a company made up of former Heiser employees, or something like that. This belt might be in the classifieds here soon. No holsters, though.

 
Some employees even went on from Colorado Saddlery over to Hunter.
I'm thinking of one engraver (as they were called then) now known as
carvers.
 

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