Prototype Flap Holster

[gobsauce]

Evening Folks,

I've been working leather for a few years now and decided to try and make a flap holster for my Smith & Wesson Model 10-5. Not sure why, but meh. Anyways, I made the pattern out of some engineering paper I glued together, traced it onto a ( what i think is) goat hide, and cut it.

I made the pattern by taking the advice of an older man I met at a gun show in Albuquerque. My girlfriend and I walked to a booth, and i stopped and looked at his work. My girlfriend said something that bothered him, and he defended my bad work and told me to keep going. So here I am, two or so years later.

I'm still figuring out how i wanna make the final product. Definitely wanna keep the two belt loops, i like the position. Not 100% sure on how to fasten the flap, or the revolver to the holster. Again, this is a prototype, and I'd like to get y'all's input on it.

 

[Dibbs]

That looks really nice. I do a little work on holsters myself, mostly restorative, when the leather rips, I have to make an adjustment, or the original stitching wears out. Generally use braided fishing line for thread. What type of thread do you use?

Let gravity do the work for the holster. But don't take 3 or four quarters, drill holes in them, and attach them to the inside of the holster flap, so the extra weight will hold the flap down, and you would still have quick access. Because it's technically illegal to deface U.S. currency, and that would be wrong. But you could use a few Canadian 2 $ coins (Toonies)...

 

[gobsauce]

That looks really nice. I do a little work on holsters myself, mostly restorative, when the leather rips, I have to make an adjustment, or the original stitching wears out. Generally use braided fishing line for thread. What type of thread do you use?

Let gravity do the work for the holster. But don't take 3 or four quarters, drill holes in them, and attach them to the inside of the holster flap, so the extra weight will hold the flap down, and you would still have quick access. Because it's technically illegal to deface U.S. currency, and that would be wrong. But you could use a few Canadian 2 $ coins (Toonies)...

For thread, I like to use artificial sinew. I like the contrast between the light thread and dark leather. However, my work usually looks like this:



I like your idea of using not american coins, but I'm afraid Canadian coins are out of my reach. However, I so happen to live about 20 minutes north of the Mexican border. If i do what you suggested, i can do one of two things :

1) I can stitch a little pocket to hold the coins, which would be cool I think.

2) I can drill geometric shapes into the coins ( as in, 5 holes for a star or pentagon...or pentagram).

Either way, I actually really like your idea!

 

[Dibbs]

Why not use some heavy Mexican coins ? You could probably get them at a local bank, or currency exchange, close to the border.

 

[gobsauce]

Why not use some heavy Mexican coins ? You could probably get them at a local bank, or currency exchange, close to the border.

Since the previous administration under Peña Nieto, the heavier coins are out of circulation. Biggest coin is the 5 peso ,which is smaller than a quarter.

Long story short, heavy mexican coins are harder to find.