D.B. Cooper
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So, okay. I just received my cmp 1911, and I'm looking for a USGI repro holster. I have what looks to be about three options. I'm going to post links to all three along with my own thoughts, but I pose the question to all of you: Which would you choose and why?
DeSantis #174. $100, but they're offering a 20% discount for those who received guns from CMP. They're about a month behind on backorders. https://www.desantisholster.com/g-i-issue-hip-holster/
El Paso Saddlery 1940 Holster. $155. The most expensive on my list (by nearly double the cost). I'm not sure why they're at that price point, I assume because they're made by hand in the US. I'm not opposed to spending the money if I understood what I was getting for it. https://epsaddlery.com/product/1940-holster/
At The Front (They make reenactor gear.) M1916 Holster. $75. Comes in natural, unfinished color, so I'd have to put some work in with Neetsfoot oil working the leather to get it to a darker color, as the others. They claim they made their pattern and tooling by dismantling an original 1943 holster and copying each individual piece exactly. Made from American raw materials, assembled in a foreign country. I have their all made in USA 1907 leather sling on my Garnad and it's pretty darn good. I'm also buying my web belt and magazine pouches from them. (also USA made.) https://www.atthefront.com/Reproduction-WWII-M1916-Holster-American-leather-p/usgwm16.htm
My concerns are historical accuracy, quality of materials, and country of origin. (I omitted a lot of holsters in the $30-50 range for this purpose.)
DeSantis #174. $100, but they're offering a 20% discount for those who received guns from CMP. They're about a month behind on backorders. https://www.desantisholster.com/g-i-issue-hip-holster/
El Paso Saddlery 1940 Holster. $155. The most expensive on my list (by nearly double the cost). I'm not sure why they're at that price point, I assume because they're made by hand in the US. I'm not opposed to spending the money if I understood what I was getting for it. https://epsaddlery.com/product/1940-holster/
At The Front (They make reenactor gear.) M1916 Holster. $75. Comes in natural, unfinished color, so I'd have to put some work in with Neetsfoot oil working the leather to get it to a darker color, as the others. They claim they made their pattern and tooling by dismantling an original 1943 holster and copying each individual piece exactly. Made from American raw materials, assembled in a foreign country. I have their all made in USA 1907 leather sling on my Garnad and it's pretty darn good. I'm also buying my web belt and magazine pouches from them. (also USA made.) https://www.atthefront.com/Reproduction-WWII-M1916-Holster-American-leather-p/usgwm16.htm
My concerns are historical accuracy, quality of materials, and country of origin. (I omitted a lot of holsters in the $30-50 range for this purpose.)