As promised to the very unpleasant (like that?) Texans at Lawman Leather, my book "Holstory -- Gunleather of the Twentieth Century" now...

If you're old enough you'll recall the Spencer Tracy film "Bad Day at Black Rock" and this post is about Blackrock Leather Conditioner. ...

At his death Elmer left a lot of guns and gunleather in his estate, including a shoulder holster I made for him at Bianchi in the '70s. ...

The markings including those on the snap button indicate this Avenger was made mid-1980s. Charlie Askins' contribution to society was...

I hesitate to create this post about Bucheimer fitment charts, because it's going to be lengthy yet the brand is not collectible save for...

A good friend of mine has a lengthy thread on smith-wessonforum.com about the Bucheimer companies' fitment numbers, in the forum's...

Reproduced from my original post on Coltforum.com recently. By all means look on this blog for my post "What Do Wyeth Holsters Look...

Wyeth, of St. Joseph Missouri, was situated to capture the purchases of wagon trains flowing west in the mid 19th century. By the end of...

Remember that my field of study focuses on the innovation in the 20th century, so here I show you only gunleather of famous Rangers early...

To build the book required ten years of research online, and 50 years of first-hand experience in the gunleather industry. But it wasn't...

A recent thread on a holster forum reminds me, that some folks fight, for the right, to carry AIWB. Often there will be a challenge,...

My daughter was a newborn when Sesame Street appeared and she would recite that line in her car seat. Here I'm inspired to use it...

A tight-fitting holster that 'needs break-in' is not what you thought it was: if it's been wet-moulded as has been the practice since...

Title of a gospel song, and mentions David's "alleged" slaying of Goliath. We weren't there for the battle so who can argue one way or...

Well down within this blog is a post about the film stars and their gunleather. Since then my compilation has been updated substantially....

For years I operated on the theory that Paris Theodore's designer was not him, but instead a another New Yorker named Bob Angell. I know...

After my three adult children, of course: the Bianchi No. 9R-2 shoulder holster. Although, full disclosure, because I'm a Trump voter...

(With apologies for the title to Kenny Rogers and the First Edition) I now repost my famous Unsafe at any Speed headline while noting...

"Shut you mouth! But I'm talkin' about Shaft ! Then we can dig it!" Nope, not Shaft, I'm speaking of 'policeman's hip' which virtually...

That really is the correct way to say that, because the headline is from a Glenn Miller single of 1944. Even the year is perfect for...