New Tom Threepersons holster............

[BobWright]

I just received my new Tom Threepersons holster from El Paso Saddlery. I ordered it with forward cant, which was a big mistake. Most of my holsters for everyday carry have 18 ~20 degrees cant. As near as I can measure, this one is near 30 degrees.



It tilts to such an extreme that when grasping the gun butt, my thumb does not reach the hammer spur. If you are considering such a holster from El Paso I'd suggest you order neutral cant. And add about 1/4" to you belt width as their belt loop is tight! I ordered for 1 1/2" belt width and have to work hard to get the holster onto my belt.

To illustrate the cant, here it is, on the extreme right, posed with some of my other holsters. The middle two are my everyday carry holsters.



Bob Wright

 

[SSBN617b]

Thanks Bob, you probably saved me some cash

 

[Slamfire]

I have been buying El Paso Saddlery holsters and belts for decades now. Call them and if the holster is pristine, maybe you can get a replacement. They make their holsters one at a time.

That fish scale pattern, which I love, was stamped one fish scale at a time, by hand! One tooled belt from them, I was told that their leather tooler was a retired gentleman who cut and tooled the patterns at home, while watching Mexican soap box operas! I can see the passion in the flower petals.

This is what the outside of the building looks like. Goes further to the right, to the corner. They have a very small show room with seconds. I always drop by if I have the time.



and if you are ever in El Paso, this guy is only a couple of blocks away.






and this guy, is about 100 yards from Harding

 

[gobsauce]

I have been buying El Paso Saddlery holsters and belts for decades now. Call them and if the holster is pristine, maybe you can get a replacement. They make their holsters one at a time.

That fish scale pattern, which I love, was stamped one fish scale at a time, by hand! One tooled belt from them, I was told that their leather tooler was a retired gentleman who cut and tooled the patterns at home, while watching Mexican soap box operas! I can see the passion in the flower petals.

This is what the outside of the building looks like. Goes further to the right, to the corner. They have a very small show room with seconds. I always drop by if I have the time.

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and if you are ever in El Paso, this guy is only a couple of blocks away.

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and this guy, is about 100 yards from Harding

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There's a ton of history in El Paso. Concordia Cemetery has historical figures and San Elizario isn't too far. There's also General John Pershing's house, which I think is a museum.

Don Chuy, a gunsmith of an insanely good degree, on Dyer.

If you're interested in knick knacks, Whoopie Bowl heading towards Las Cruces is a massive antique mall. Last I was there, there was a stall selling news papers with the Pearl Harbor headlines.

El Paso Saddlery was a huge inspiration for my start in leather.

 

[Seedy Character]

Would love to go their showroom

Haven't been to El Paso in 45 years.

There was a huge leather shop on southside of Juarez. We would go there to have boots made. Amazing saddles, holsters and everything leather.

 

[Riomouse911]

Nice! I’ve never seen a Threepersons pattern holster without the strap around the hammer spur, that SA version really looks clean.

I do see how that much of a cant would be hard to use without practice, but it looks like it’s easy to clear the front on the draw, so over time you may grow to like it .

Stay safe.

 

[chickasaw_hunter]

Tom Threepersons transitioned between the days of horseback and motor vehicles. I was always told the reason for his design was to make that transition too. Make the pistol available when seated in the automobile seat, I'm not really sure he was too concerned concealability, but that high ride was also an adaptation for sitting in a car seat. I think the early ones (no I wasn't around to know directly) did not have a retention strap/thong. But anyone who's ever had to stop a foot chase to retrieve his pistol after it falling out of the holster, will be adding a thong/strap in short order. Actually, I had one, it just came unsnapped. But I was really lucky, it was raining and I running down an asphalt street with a handy pothole for it to splash into. What made it even better was traffic stopped and some guy yelled at me to pick up my pistol. I didn't even know I'd lost it. So, I had an audience to watch. I guess the lucky part was none of my coworkers saw it or I would have never lived it down. And yeah I didn't catch my fleet footed prince of the ghetto. He wasn't the first I lost or the last.

 

[Sistema1927]

John Wesley Hardin's grave has been urinated on a time or two.

Don't ask me how I know.