Quick Question on Holster Rig

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A cross draw is angled with the bottom toward the back and should be worn close to the buckle.
 
Alright… here a good question, you men have one main belt and a bunch of holsters… OR … complete rigs for each setup like Cross, Strong, drop??
 
I have 2 belts. 1is a double with a cross draw. The other is single drop. I will eventually put a cross draw on it, probably.
Now I just use a standard right hand, mounted forward. Mostly, just wear as a single.

Came close to buying a double drop, gunfighter, at gun show, yesterday. He was a little more than I wanted to pay and would not budge.
 
hawg said:
It's a period correct Griswold & Gunnison. It can only handle mouse fart loads so I don't shoot it. It's just for looking at.

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I HAD a 1877 Colt Lightning .38 S&W. Made in 1881. It shot mouse farther loads. I cut some .38 Spl down and loaded 2.0 gr Unique with 115 gr LRN. Shot 5 rounds, just to say I shot it and then sold it, to get something I could shoot.

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colts-first-double-actions-the-1877-lightning-thunderer/
 
Mark_Mark said:
Alright… here a good question, you men have one main belt and a bunch of holsters… OR … complete rigs for each setup like Cross, Strong, drop??
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I wear all of my 7.5" in 1 of 2 cross draw rigs I have. My 5.5's use the same belts and are still usually worn cross draw. I do have a single strong side for my 5.5's but it normally stays lost in a closet somewhere. If all you plan to do is stand up....strong side are great. If you ever plan on sitting down in it......you'll find out why cross draw was more popular.
 
Seedy Character said:
I HAD a 1877 Colt Lightning .38 S&W. Made in 1881. It shot mouse farther loads. I cut some .38 Spl down and loaded 2.0 gr Unique with 115 gr LRN. Shot 5 rounds, just to say I shot it and then sold it, to get something I could shoot.

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colts-first-double-actions-the-1877-lightning-thunderer/
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I think owning one of those would be like playing musical chairs. Own it for a while, then get rid of it before it goes bad.

They didn't have the greatest reputation for reliability.
 
Speedo66 said:
I think owning one of those would be like playing musical chairs. Own it for a while, then get rid of it before it goes bad.

They didn't have the greatest reputation for reliability.possession.

They have brittle, flat springs that aren't easy to find.

It was a neat gun, but I'm not into safe queens. They are made to be shot.
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Seedy Character said:
I HAD a 1877 Colt Lightning .38 S&W.
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No. The Colt Double action was chambered in .38 Long Colt.

hawg said:
At least my G&G has some basis in reality.
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Anecdote/Trivia Alert.

When they first hit the market in the CW centennial those repros of Confederate copies were called Griswold and Grier. We now know them as Griswold and Gunnison. Seems that Mr Griswold was the businessman and Mr Gunnison was his "mechanic" probably what we would now call a mechanical engineer. I found that Mr Grier was Mr Gunnison's son in law and the company lawyer.
I just cannot get my friends the Griers to do the genealogy to see if they are related. My Mr Grier is from Eufaula, in S.E. Alabama, not all THAT far from Griswoldville in S.W. Georgia.
 
Jim Watson said:
No. The Colt Double action was chambered in .38 Long Colt.



Anecdote/Trivia Alert.

When they first hit the market in the CW centennial those repros of Confederate copies were called Griswold and Grier. We now know them as Griswold and Gunnison. Seems that Mr Griswold was the businessman and Mr Gunnison was his "mechanic" probably what we would now call a mechanical engineer. I found that Mr Grier was Mr Gunnison's son in law and the company lawyer.
I just cannot get my friends the Griers to do the genealogy to see if they are related. My Mr Grier is from Eufaula, in S.E. Alabama, not all THAT far from Griswoldville in S.W. Georgia.
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They were originally called Griswold & Grier but Griswold later changed it to Griswold & Gunnison after his business partner.
 
I will probably add a cross draw holster to my collection down the line.

You know with that fancy gun rig, you also need a big knife with matching sheath to go with it. What gunslinger doesn't also carry a big knife?
 
drobs said:
I will probably add a cross draw holster to my collection down the line.

You know with that fancy gun rig, you also need a big knife with matching sheath to go with it. What gunslinger doesn't also carry a big knife?
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That’s a great question; did gunslingers carry a Big nice Blade???

this is a 1860 period correct sword that would look great with a 7 1/2 Colt

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Mark_Mark said:
this is a 1860 period correct sword that would look great with a 7 1/2 Colt
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Only in the movie The Last Samurai.

AFAIK the biggest knife ever issued by the U.S. military was the monstrous M1849 Ames Rifleman's Knife. This was supposed to go with the non-bayonet-adapted M1841 "Mississippi" rifle, but it came too late for the Mexican War. I fail to see what practical use the knife could have had.
 
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