Howdah Holster

[shadowalker]

Here are some pics of the holster that I made for my son's .58 cal. Howdah Hunter

 

[rabjr]

Niice! :thumbsup:

Question for ya though, why didn't you cover more of the pistol, I mean to me the front of the trigger guard should be lower against the top of the holster, no? Regardless it does look good. :thumbsup:

 

[shadowalker]

It does go down to the trigger guard; I just did not push it all the way in..shadowalker

 

[chance]

Nice!!

 

[trent/OH]

Pedersoli now makes a clamp-on stock for their Howdah, to turn it into something more akin to a short carbine. I'm not sure how that makes it more useful. For repelling boarders on an elephant's back, the Howdah is just about perfect. I suppose for repelling boarders on a square-rigged ship, a stocked Howdah might be even better.

 

[shadowalker]

At least the stock would take up some of the 4.5 lbs of the gun. It would make the gun a lot more steady..shadowalker

 

[Walker357]

Very nice. Could you describe how the stitching was done?

 

[shadowalker]

I ran two sets of stitches along the edges; than cross stitched them together.There is no way to get your hands into such a small space. I am sure a lot of people on this forum use the same method...shadowalker

 

[Walker357]

Just old and dumb I guess. I see how it's done now. A baseball stitch works well in situations like that. I admire the tooling and finish on the holster. :grin:

 

[shadowalker]

The age is creeping up on me to. I turn 65 in sept.,and this is the way I keep busy. Glad you like it..thank you....shadowalker

 

[Walker357]

66 in Sept. Not in your league, but enjoy sewing things up.