Flap Holsters

While I consider my Bianchi Flap holster the most comfortable, protective, easily accessable, well made way to carry, I consider it "open carry".

But it doesn't really matter here in AZ, concealed or open carry is legal for everybody without a permit.

I would say flap holsters are open carry until it is covered up. I usually carry owb with thumb break with covers up a lot of the gun. I just have a t shirt over it and call it concealed.

If it looks at all like a gun holster, and a police officer decides they don’t think it meets the standard for concealed carry (and open carry isn’t legal), you are likely to have an expensive argument in front of a judge. At that point it doesn’t really matter whether you are vindicated, it’s still a big expensive inconvenience.

Now, if we were talking about something like a CZ82 factory flap holster (which looks more like a binocular case than a holster) there might be times when I’d take that bet, mainly because it’s not that much different than some phone/odds-and-ends cases I’ve seen people wearing. Sort of like a fanny pack holster is concealed because there really are people that wear them with no thought about carrying guns in them.

But a standard US style flap holster? Not my choice as concealment if the law says I must carry concealed.

I have several Civil War type flap holsters you can still see the revolver grip.

It's been awhile but as stillquietvoice said even with a Civil War flap holster, part of the grip may be visible.