A couple of holsters

[codymobley]

I finally got around to making a belt holster for my Rod Olsen made Ruggles underhammer pistol. After looking at Nicholas Chandler's new book on the Ruggles firearms (which included a couple of surviving original holsters) I had a general idea of the style I wanted to make...and with an 1830s event a couple of days away, I decided to get the lead out and make one up. The holster I made is out of 4 oz veg tanned leather that has been tallowed and wet formed to the pistol and stitched at 9spi. I originally made the holster with a flap but decided I wanted an open top slim jim look and cut it off.

I also recently finished a slim jim for a Navy out of 4 oz veg tanned Iron dyed and tallowed leather. I took this pattern off of a surviving mid-19th century example. Stitched at 6 spi per the original.

Both were stitched with hand twisted 4 strand linen cord and kitted with a coad of bees wax, pine tar, pine pitch, and beef tallow.

Thanks for looking!

 

[wattlebuster]

Looks good. You do some pretty good leather work.

 

[omarick1948]

Those holsters should do it!...Nice job! I have a couple of Rodney's underhammer pistols and a couple of his flintlock rifles he made for me!

Rick

 

[rabjr]

Nice! I like and make that bottom style a lot. Holds the gun nice and secure. :thumbsup:

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Strange.

I was under the impression these underhammers were meant for recreational target shooting or dueling by the elite classes. It seems strange a holster such as this would have been used with this design of firearm. From my research, these were not self defense pistols.