Gunbelt and Bowie Sheath

Here's the latest out of the ol' BR.  The order was for a sheath to hold a Bowie knife that the customer had made and a matching gun belt.  The holster was provided to match the color and style.

We put a dropped slot in the gun belt to allow for more under arm room when drawing the long barrel gun.  The sheath was put at a 30 degree cant for ease of access as well.  All in all I think it turned out well.  Thanks for stopping by, comments and critique always welcome.  Sorry for the less than perfect pictures, this project was a little too big for my light box.  On to building a bigger, better one.  RW

PS I hope this post turns out right.  Google has updated the blog posting world and has officially out ran my old computer.  Hope it all comes out, I can only see about half of the functions I usually can see.  Guess it's time for an upgrade.

Jesse James Rig

Here was my first attempt at a pattern I have of the rig Jesse James was in possession of on the day he was killed.  The holster is for a 4 5/8" barrel Ruger Vaquero (his actually had a couple of long barrelled holsters and looked a lot meaner, but I didn't have a Schofield on hand) and the belt is a money belt with plenty of bullet loops.  A man in the profession that Jesse was in I would think would like to have plenty of ammo on him, just in case. 
For those of you who may not know about the old style money belts, I'll do my best for a brief description.  In the olden days, before store boughten bread and the federal reserve locked down the gold market, some travellers would carry gold dust or coins in their belts.  This style of belt is made from a wide piece of leather, folded over and sewn on the top.  The tip of the belt is open and allows you to put your coins in the belt.  Then the billet of the belt slides through a hole to close up the opening before going through the buckle.  This way if someone wanted your money, they would have to get your gun belt off which probably was not good news for you, if you know what I'm getting at.  I've always thought the money belt was a neat concept and really enjoyed making this rig.  I also like the design on the holster and thought that was very neat artwork for the time it was created.  Hope you like it, RW

Holster Galore

Recently, it seems a lot of folks have been asking about holsters.  I love making holsters.  Reason A:  They are challenging, yet fun to make.  Reason B: You have to have the gun to make the holster, so I get to see and handle a lot of different types of guns.  Let's get to the picture info:

Coming in 1st is my father-in-laws Colt Navy.  Love those guns.  This one is a blackpowder, but I really want a conversion one.
Up next is a Jesse James replica style holster I made for my Vaquero but now it holds my Dad's Blackhawk.
Both of those holsters were made using Will Ghormley's patterns.  Excellent patterns if you are in the market for making your own.
Last but not least is my Uncle's 22 holster.  My cousins bought it for him for a gift.  I really liked how that one turned out.

I like to make the old style cowboy holsters.  I really haven't gotten into making newer types that are hard molded to the guns.  If you're in the market for some Cowboy Action Shooting gear or just want some leather to wrap around your single actions, give me a shout.  Until next time, RW