Holsters
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Topic: Holsters
Posted By: RangerJim
Subject: Holsters
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2025 at 4:04am
Anybody on the forum making their own holsters? I found an original Bianchi X15 shoulder holster at auction. But decided to put my leather making skills to the test and see if I could make my own. I have been working hard on creating holsters for the Auto Mag. I make my own paper patterns, from photos on the web of vintage holsters. I test fit the paper around my pistol, and if everything scales out right—then transfer to heavy card stock, then to leather. Cut, punch appropriate holes, stamp (or don’t), dye, stitch and finish the edges. Sometimes I wet the leather, saran wrap the pistol/mag and use a vacuum sealer instead of hand boning/forming to get the molded/custom look. It’s a lot easier on my hands! This is the first holster, a G.I. 1911 holster, lengthened to fit, and a mag pouch. I copied and carved the AM logo on the flap. And the reverse. I made the belt loops to fit a G.I. cartridge belt. This makes it sort of a drop leg/thigh holster, hence the leg belt.  Second holster.  And its reverse.  This one was tricky trying to figure out how Bianchi did the “rabbit ears” for the belt loop and the front snap. The one piece mag pouch took some “cypherin’” as Jethro would say. When you unsnap the mag pouch, the flap is pulled up, raising the mag slightly from the pouch, giving you a better grab at the mag. I guess I also dropped a stitch here. The third holster I made is another copy from the web. I liked the basketweave and simple design after dealing with the last one I made. And its mag pouch was stamped with the same pattern, and a snap for the belt loop.  And its reverse.  All in all, I had fun researching and creating the patterns. I really can’t get through all the stitching without a few choice cuss words. If there are other holster guys out there, I would love to see your work.
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Posted By: Mtn_Eagle
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2025 at 4:47am
| Wow, your work is amazing. I’ve DIY’ed a lot of things in my life but never leather work. You might have just inspired another pursuit for post-retirement. |
Posted By: WVWRZ500N
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2025 at 2:07pm
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Great work! I had a few holsters made by a leather man at our church. I went exotic with stingray skin. I provided the skin and he did the rest. Had 3 made and then sold 2. They are extremely well made and hold the pistol without the strap. https://imgur.com/ySLMnUb" rel="nofollow">  https://imgur.com/fZNbXjU" rel="nofollow">  https://imgur.com/2UcznHs" rel="nofollow">  https://imgur.com/A4zKQHt" rel="nofollow">  https://imgur.com/i2g2s1A" rel="nofollow">  Video link: https://i.imgur.com/6mPnCjYh.mp4 Regards, Bill Wilson Lee's Summit, MO 816-377-3185
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Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2025 at 7:04pm
| Nice, Bill. That is exotic. That stingray had some grippy skin to hold a 3lbs pistol!! |
Posted By: WVWRZ500N
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2025 at 3:56pm
He uses gun leather as a liner. He too wets the leather, wraps the gun then presses it in a form to imprint the gun into the moist gun leather. It's a fantastic fit. Regards, Bill Wilson Lee's Summit, MO 816-377-3185
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RangerJim wrote:Posted By: AndyC
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2025 at 9:55pm
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Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2025 at 2:17am
| Nice Andy. |
Posted By: Pantera Mike
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2025 at 2:21am
I’ve got a black basketweave Safariland 103. I’ve seen them in brown but never in black:  I will probably put it on Ebay next week….
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Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2025 at 2:57am
| Very nice original holster! |
Posted By: Dances with AutoMags
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2025 at 10:22pm
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A Safariland 103 RH Auto Mag holster, for a 6.5" barreled gun, just sold on eBay for $169.50 It was black. Does anyone know if it was made in black or was just dyed black after it was sold ? Link = https://www.ebay.com/itm/376138147329?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11002.m5215.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=0e1202b2563d441f956f5752509a3d10&bu=43188263628&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20250412180838&segname=11002 " rel="nofollow - https://www.ebay.com/itm/376138147329?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11002.m5215.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=0e1202b2563d441f956f5752509a3d10&bu=43188263628&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20250412180838&segname=11002 ;
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Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2025 at 11:20pm
| Interesting. Plain black. See this thread, Pantera Mike has a black one, with basket weave stamping. I think he intends to list it for sale. That’s 2 black ones in a week. Maybe they did come in black and brown, plain and basket weave. Never saw a black one on the web when I was looking for an example to make my pattern from. Anyone with a 70s Safariland catalog to help? For that matter, a Bianchi? |
Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2025 at 11:49pm
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Quick search turned this up on eBay: Vintage Safariland Leather Catalog 1973 Ebay item #334990144630. Sorry, couldn’t figure out how to grap a link for this listing. Don’t know if this would provide the answer Bruce.
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Posted By: Dances with AutoMags
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2025 at 1:30am
 Here are some Bianchi holsters and some Alfonso holsters. I recently got a Bianchi flap holster, like the one on the left, that is a black basket weave. The Alfonso holster on the right is for the .45 ACP Auto Mag. 
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Posted By: Dances with AutoMags
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2025 at 5:01pm
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Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2025 at 4:13am
| Very cool. Is the .45ACP a 5” barrel? Sure changes the look with only two vents! I noticed that the holster on the right has a hole at the barrel tip, could it be for a leg tie down? |
Posted By: golden24
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2025 at 11:34am
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Might be a 4" barrel..... |
Posted By: Dances with AutoMags
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2025 at 3:54pm
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You are both right. The barrel length of the .45 ACP Auto Mag is just about 4.5 inches. I had several of the Bianchi holsters for sale at one time, and I kept the one with the hole at the bottom to avoid a complaint. It came with a piece of rawhide to secure it to your leg. I believe the hole was added by the previous owner. Jim, thank you for the link to the Safariland Leather Catalog. Bruce ------------- An armed society is a polite society. |
Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 05 May 2025 at 4:31am
| Bruce, did you bite on the Safariland catalog? Did it list holsters for the Auto Mag? |