Restored Post 25: Refusing to Copy Makes Innovators
The original blog post (above) focused on the evolution of the paddle holster as an example of how NOT copying the earliest leather ones...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
Restored Post 13: What the Fitz?!
It was I who first worked out from Elmer Keith's writings, that 'Fitzing' a pistol came largely from Fitz's need to keep control of his...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
- Oct 27, 2022
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Restored Post 10: The Stars Come Out - Updated
The Hollywood holster set was so-called by Arvo Ojala because he was based in Hollywood; it is not the pejorative term that it has been...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
- Oct 24, 2022
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Restored Post 7: Bill Jordan Was Not the Father of the Combat Magnum
Based on the dates of the Combat Magnum's project and Bill Jordan's recollection of his conversation with S&W's execs, the project for a...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
Restored Post 6: Bill Jordan -- The Day the Earth Stood Still
It is believed that Bill was using the brand-new S&W M19 (his was s/n 1) to kill a fellow agent with an accidental discharge; while...
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Red Nichols the Holstorian
- Oct 8, 2022
- 1 min
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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