These were typically made starting around 1870.

I found an image of this unusual Mexican Loop holster on the net somewhere. So, I thought I’d make one to see how it actually looked first hand. Then, I found a pattern on the Tandy Leather Compay website that looked very similar. This style has has a sewn and riveted loop instead of the traditional cut loop. Some call this style the “Dodge City” holster.

Fits:
1851 Colt Navy
1861 Colt Navy
1860 Colt Army
1858 Remington New Army
Ruger Vaquero
1873 Colt Single Action Army
Smith and Wesson American
1875 Remington
And everything that looks like the above.

Maker T.W. Ballstardt – Custom Leather

This holster is made from 8-9 oz vegetable tanned leather.
Unlined.
The holster has a large belt opening to fit over bullet loops. Fits 3 inch belts.
Props not included in sale
I hand make every one as they are ordered…one at a time the old fashioned way.

Please note: As these are made from natural range cattle hides, they may have various features such as barbed wire nicks, insect bites and if you are very luck – brands on the item.

Traditional Mexican Loop Holster
Fitted with a 1926 Half Dollar Concho

This holster fits .22 .357. 38. 44 and 45 Full Size Frame revolvers. This holster will fit best the 7 1/2 barrel as the barrel should show out the bottom of the holster.

This holster is made from 8-9oz vegetable tanned leather. This is important because vegetable tanned leather will not tarnish your firearm as other methods of tanned leather are prone to do.

Premium top grain leather.
Unlined.
The holster has a large belt opening to fit over bullet loops.

100% veg tan leather
Lightly border tooled
Props not included in sale

I hand make every one as they are ordered…one at a time the old fashioned way.

Please note: As these are made from natural range cattle hides, they may have various features such as barbed wire nicks, insect bites and if you are very luck – brands on the item.

This simple holster for Cowboy Action Shooters (or anyone).
Suitable for Ruger Blackhawk pistols with a 4.62 inch, 5.50 inch, 6.50 inch or 7.50 barrel
The cross-draw holster is set approximately at 20 deg.
Solid, good rig for sport shooting.

100% unlined veg tan leather
Lightly border grooved
Props not included in sale

I hand make every one as they are ordered…one at a time the old fashioned way.

NOTE:  Special Order fof John Burton  — Price includes cost to modify the Walker rig.

Holster comes with a shoulder strap instead of a belt loop.

Strong Hand Right = Holster hangs on the left side of your body with gun butt forward.
Strong Hand Left = Holster hangs on the right side of your body with gun butt forward.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruger Old Army

The Ruger Old Army is a black-powder percussion revolver introduced in 1972 by the Sturm, Ruger company and manufactured through 2008. Models were available with either a 5.5 in (140 mm) or 7.5 in (190 mm) barrel.

The Ruger Old Army revolver is unusual in that, unlike most percussion revolvers on the market, it was not based on a historical design, but was a modification of Ruger’s Blackhawk model, which was itself based upon the cartridge-firing Colt Peacemaker

This design was built around the Blackhawk, but it takes its styling cues from the Spiller and Burr cap and ball pistol. This is due to the frame being longer in front to accommodate the loading lever and pivot pin.

Unlike the Blackhawk, the Old Army did not make use of Ruger’s transfer bar safety; instead the revolver relied upon a series of safety notches between each chamber on the cylinder like some models of the Remington/Colt or other black powder revolvers of the mid-19th century had.