For the last 2 decades, plus or minus, I have been using custom made leather for my EDC. It started when leather makers started to cheap out and make buckets that accepted multiple firearms rather than fitting each holster to a specific handgun. It makes their inventory easier but craps on the customer.
Anyway, this is my newest, a near perfect copy of a Sunday holster as used by the Texas Ranges in the early part of the last century and popularized by a retailer named A W Brill.
Similar to the originals, this holster is laminated of two thin pieces of leather with a half lining that goes from inside the holster to over the flap that forms the belt tunnel. This lining was to protect the clothing of the Ranger from the abrasion of the rough leather. The Sunday holster relied on the welt to hold the handgun securely in the holster and did not need loops or such to do so. The properly fitted welt pinched the handgun securely in the holster yet let it immediately free when snatched by the wearer. The Threepersons holster also sed this style of retention. This welt also keeps the holster from shifting in the holster and wearing away the finish. The toe of the holster is sewn to the back skirt. This pulls the handgun snuggly to the side of the wearer aiding concealability. Black basketweave was the traditional finish and one I like. Original basketweave used a slightly smaller stamp but my maker was not aware of this fact.
So, without further explanation, here is my latest Brill-a-like with my customized Model 28-2 Foothills Revolver and a second shot with my Model 625-6 Mountain Gun.
Kevin
Anyway, this is my newest, a near perfect copy of a Sunday holster as used by the Texas Ranges in the early part of the last century and popularized by a retailer named A W Brill.
Similar to the originals, this holster is laminated of two thin pieces of leather with a half lining that goes from inside the holster to over the flap that forms the belt tunnel. This lining was to protect the clothing of the Ranger from the abrasion of the rough leather. The Sunday holster relied on the welt to hold the handgun securely in the holster and did not need loops or such to do so. The properly fitted welt pinched the handgun securely in the holster yet let it immediately free when snatched by the wearer. The Threepersons holster also sed this style of retention. This welt also keeps the holster from shifting in the holster and wearing away the finish. The toe of the holster is sewn to the back skirt. This pulls the handgun snuggly to the side of the wearer aiding concealability. Black basketweave was the traditional finish and one I like. Original basketweave used a slightly smaller stamp but my maker was not aware of this fact.
So, without further explanation, here is my latest Brill-a-like with my customized Model 28-2 Foothills Revolver and a second shot with my Model 625-6 Mountain Gun.
Kevin