Looking of a Blackhawk 7 1/2" holster

[the Black Spot]

There are patterns out there to make your own if you want. It is not terribly difficult and you can make it how you want it.

Classic lines in Shane also.....
"I heard you're a low down yankee liar" (kinda classic since Alan Ladd was from Arkansas)

I noticed in that movie that shane had at least two different rigs that were for 7.5" barrels(one had a rivet to hold the holster). One of those might work for the blackhawk

 

[Dog Soldier]

Yes, It is all just fantasy. There is no evidence that anyone on the Western Frontier ever armed in such a manner.
Tom Horn was a hired gun. Ole Tom was very feared in his time. He shot his victims from the cover of a "Dry Gulch" with a rifle. He carried a SAA .45 in his belt concealed under his coat when in town.

 

[J-Bar]

I'm not disagreeing with any of the above suggestions, just wanting to point out an additional option.

If you live close to a leather store, I'm betting someone within an easy driving distance is making holsters. The store can give you some referrals. I have had very good luck with local leather workers making custom holsters for me. I admit my competition rig was made by Kirkpatrick and I wish I had bought it sooner. But I have a number of other locally made holsters that were made for a particular handgun I own, and you would be hard pressed to find better quality anywhere. So you might check the leather crafters in your neighborhood, they could surprise you with both quality and cost.

 

[BobWright]

My experience with local leather crafters is that they are not gun men. They do very good leather work, not so good holsters. And few have the necessary form to match your gun. Best to go to the holster makers found on these forums.

Bob Wright

 

[J-Bar]

My experience with local leather crafters is that they are not gun men. They do very good leather work, not so good holsters. And few have the necessary form to match your gun. Best to go to the holster makers found on these forums.

Bob Wright

Mr. Wright, will all due respect, your experience and my experience differ.

The OP can make up his own mind.

 

[jski]

I listened to George Stevens' son talked over the Shane dialogue as the movie was showing. It was fascinating to hear about the level of detail for authenticity his father, the director, put into making this movie.

He hired a clothing period specialist from the Smithsonian to dress the actors, a professor from U. of Kentucky to review the dialog, an expert in frontier towns to design the "movie town", an expert in black powder weapons to stage the gun play, he even used black powder when filming the scenes ... ever notice the gunsmoke coming from the barrels.

Perhaps most noticeable is the sound from the guns when firing. He recorded a real black powder revolver firing and used it in the movie. Stevens even had to ask projectionists to stop turning down the sound volume when gun were fired.

 

[bannockburn]

jski

Thanks for the behind-the-scenes info on "Shane"! The dialogue was great and I always liked how much gunsmoke there was in the shootout scene!

 

[jski]

Strangely, Shane, made in 1952, is probably the most realistic Western ever made.