Has anyone seen a holster like this before

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Never seen one factory made, but I have made many like that for purse carry and pocket carry. The “panel” on the back helps keep the pistol oriented properly in the pocket, pretty simple stuff. That one’s obviously a home brew.
 
Been looking ones like that up

Similar to a Audley Overcoat Pocket holster

No marking but it may have worn off. It is about 10” tall
 
These hip pocket holsters are still made by a few makers.

As example a relative showed me a damaged hip pocket holster for his Seecamp 9mm and asked me to make one for him.
On that holster the back was covered in a slightly "sticky" leather. To duplicate this I cut shallow grooves all over the back in irregular directions so the holster would stay in the pocket when the gun was drawn.
In that design, the flat part was on the front so it would look like just a wallet in the pocket.

This holster and gun attend church on Sunday and the design prevents any embarrassment at being seen to be armed.
 
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Looks very much like an H. H. Heiser pocket holster. My brother got one that came with a Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless he bought some years back. There was a tab for connecting the holster to a button sewn into the pant's pocket. This was done to secure the holster in the pocket. There was also a spring loaded clip inside the holster which locked in the trigger guard to hold the gun in place and to keep it from falling out.

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I once had a hip pocket holster with spring wire wings that expanded out to keep you from drawing the leather with the steel. There was a pull cord to retract the wings when you wanted to take it out. It came with a 1903 Colt .32. I got it from my Uncle and later foolishly sold it back to him, after which he traded it for a .22. He gave me the Charter Pathfinder when he moved into Assisted Living, but I wish he had kept the .32 to pass along.

Seems like it'd be very annoying sitting on a gun like that
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The one above had belonged to a hardware store owner. He wore it in his right hip pocket under an old fashioned storekeeper's smock. He spent most of the day standing to handle customers, so seating comfort did not matter.
He never shot anybody with it, but did brandish it as required to drive away crooks.
 
The one above had belonged to a hardware store owner. He wore it in his right hip pocket under an old fashioned storekeeper's smock. He spent most of the day standing to handle customers, so seating comfort did not matter.
I was talking about the one that was referenced in the post that I quoted. That's why I quoted it. ;)
 
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