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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Jun 26, 20234 min read
A Bad Day at Blackrock (Leather Conditioner)
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. ...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Jun 11, 20235 min read
The Shakespearean Tragedy that was Paris Theodore and his Seventrees
I've finally made the time to scan through Paris' book, which is written in the first person as an autobiography would be; although...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Lawman Leather of Texas Won't Sell Me Another Shoulder Holster. Here's Why!
Below, 'what is a spring': "something that is not inside a Lawman shoulder holster" Cancel culture, anyone? Below, Lawman Leather's...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Mar 22, 20231 min read
The Public Broadcasting System for Guns & Gunleather
This one will be updated often, and the updates won't appear at the beginning of the post; but rather in category then date order. PDFs...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Mar 19, 20232 min read
"Red Nichols? Never heard of him" UPDATED - final
Those words were first written by a young woman who asked around the Lawman Leather shop, assuming that my missive to her father's...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Feb 27, 20232 min read
"More Press Than Any Other Holster Company!"
A former suit salesman and wannabe holster maker from the Seventies (his holsters were made then by other companies esp. Bucheimer-Clark)...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Dec 16, 20221 min read
Restored Post 63: One of a Kind -- Nichols Innovation, Inc.
When Bianchi Holster was sold by 1990 I left the Bianchi family to their well-deserved rest from my innovations and went to uni in my...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Dec 11, 20222 min read
Restored Post 55: Elmer Keith and Gunleather
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. ...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Dec 10, 20223 min read
Restored Post 54: The Mystery of Lewis Holster -- SOLVED!
The Lewis holsters are as well-known as their Clark counterparts, and are less commonly encountered on auction sites if one wants to...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Restored Post 51: Chic Gaylord was Touched by an Angell
Two restored posts that explore Chic Gaylord and the man who originally created then made Seventrees' gunleather for Paris Theodore; who...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Restored Post 49: Great Gunleather Design is Unnatural
The two restored posts in PDF form address what a holster is truly FOR, and how creating a new design is less-than-obvious for 'normal'...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Nov 25, 20223 min read
Restored Post 39: Col. Askins' Avenger
The markings including those on the snap button indicate this Avenger was made mid-1980s. Charlie Askins' contribution to society was...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Nov 15, 20222 min read
Restored Post 31: the Tragedy of Rogers' Kydex "Holsters"
I'm restoring four blog posts about Rogers and Safariland Kydex into a single post. They're not gunleather but they are relevant because...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
Oct 8, 20221 min read
Holsterguys 'Restored'
Beginning 19 October 2022, one each of the 100 or so original blog posts is being restored to these pages. The one I had readily at hand...
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