"More Press Than Any Other Holster Company!"

A former suit salesman and wannabe holster maker from the Seventies (Jerry Ardolino of Lawman Leather in Texas) whose holsters actually were made then by other companies esp. Bucheimer-Clark, has recently claimed that his holster has attracted the most press of any in history (!). NOW HE CLAIMS THERE WERE 150 DIFFERENT ARTICLES ABOUT JUST THE ONE HOLSTER!! False, I have them all and it's a handful. Reminds me of Bill Myres whose obituary claimed he held 50 patents when he held only . . . three. Not even close, Bill and Jerry :-).

So I thought I'd make this rebuttal on behalf of the company that really HAS attracted the most print in history/holstory: Bianchi Holster Co's from its earliest days in the '60s through to the end of the 20th century. There are well over one hundred pages to follow about Bianchi Holsters, JB, their holsters; and the Bianchi Cup:

The supply of published articles that include references to JB and his company Bianchi Holsters is almost inexhaustible, and I've not the patience to locate them all. Above is simply what I've gathered in creating a complete holstory of the company.

Above, on any given day one can search eBay for 'bianchi holster' and get THOUSANDS of 'hits' both current and completed. The other guy's holsters? Not so much :-). See below for today's results; if one searches for just 'lawman holster' one also gets Bianchis . . . which company used the lawman mark first; since the early '60s when Jerry was in short pants.

To read more about it all in my book titled "Holstory -- Gunleather of the Twentieth Century

-- the Second Edition", click on the new link at top of page.