I get an e-mail a few days later. A phone call later, we're hashing out the specifics of a J-frame holster. This J-frame holster, to be exact:
Nice!
He included a note with the holster:
Hey Jay-[brackets are my comments]
Well, here she is, fitted to my model 36; hope it fits your piece as well [it did].
I'm not crazy about the clip option for OWB in a heavier gun- my 36 is all steel. & is kinda floppy on the clip. This style works OK w/a lighter gun (the LCP or my P380), but not so much with the 36. If your gun is light enough it may work out [the 360PD is only marginally heavier than the LCP, and lighter than the P380 if I'm not mistaken]
We're going to next attempt another design holster for IWB mounting, utilizing Chicago screws [sounds like something Mayor Daley uses on dissidents...] & user-definable mounting/angle positions. This unit will also use clips, but the IWB characteristics will secure a heavier holstered gun better [like, say, a 3" barreled model 13???]
FWIW, the leather used is all of American origin, as are the clips (made in PA). The assembly & finishing, of course, is slave labor utilized in a sooper-seekrit location.
Best,
Doubletrouble & Mrs. Doubletrouble
Here's another shot of the holster to show the quality:
Sturdy!
I've bought many holsters that weren't this well-made. I'll save the rest for the "official" review later in the week, but suffice to say, if the Doubletroubles wanted to go into business making holsters, several companies out there in internetland will be quaking in their boots...
Err, not Dragon Leather Works, of course; there's plenty of room for custom leather holsters out there...
That is all.
1 comment:
Never let it be said that one leatherworker didn't help out another leatherworker... :-)
Doubletrouble...I'm not sure how you did your fitment of molding the wet leather around your gun (wet leather and metal are not known to like each other much...) but if you start doing a few of these a week, you might wish to consider BlueGuns. Great outfit that makes hard rubber full-size models of the most popular guns for police training, military training, etc...the quality of the models is good, and they are much cheaper than the real thing. Not as much *fun*, but cheaper. :-)
Dennis aka: Dragon
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