Old duty holster question

[edwardware]

I have a new-old-stock Don Hume H900 for my 19-3, and I believe it's made with a full 2" wide duty belt in mind. I wear a 1.5" Lenwood Leather Hybrid, but it allwos the holster to cant forward quite a bit when rocking the gun forward to free it from the retention tab.

I picture a small leather gadget to solve this, perhaps a folded and stitched piece inside the belt loop to fill the extra 1/2" of depth. Does anyone remember such a thing from the days of leather duty gear? I can't be the first to have thought of it, and I'd be interested in learning about previous solutions before inventing from scratch.

 

[Saddlebag Preacher]

You may be the only one to think of it. I started my career with revolvers and duty holsters like the one shown. They are for the standard uniform equipment duty belt. Anything less in width would need something I would think.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I can't be the first to have thought of it, and I'd be interested in learning about previous solutions before inventing from scratch.

You might be the first to consider it a problem that needed to be addressed.

The holster, like most duty holster meant to be worn on a Sam Brown duty belt, is manufactured with a 1.75" belt loop to fit the standard 1.75" duty belt.

If you don't want it to rock on the belt, the usual "fix" would be to buy a 1.75" belt

 

[rcmodel]

If you want it to slide on & off your little pants belt?

Cut a thick piece (or double thickness of thinner leather) to fill the gap.

Then punch two holes in the filler & holster belt loop and sew, or attach with Chicago screws on each end.

https://www.tandyleather.com/en-usd/locale/ca/screw-posts.aspx?countryid=1033

rc

 

[edwardware]

RC:
Cut a thick piece (or double thickness of thinner leather) to fill the gap.

Then punch two holes in the filler & holster belt loop and sew, or attach with Chicago screws on each end.

That's about what I was picturing, but I hadn't arrived at the Chicago screws. OTOH, the screw bases might make contact with the frame inside the holster. . .

Thanks for the input guys.

 

[rcmodel]

Don't go through the holster.

Just through the belt loop and spacer.

Once in place there will be no room for the belt to slide down past it.

rc