Holsters in general
Hi to all,
I forgot to add, that in most leather production shops, all the major parts are cut from a single piece of hide in one shot using a cutting die, (like a big multi-cookie cutter) on a press called a click press... so this would explain the major body parts usually being the same color, weight, type, and texture (most of the time)... The straps, loops, and maybe pouches, etc, all came from scrap, of the hide being cut or any other, if needed, of which there was plenty.
So when you see a holster with a brown back, black front, or black holster with a brown interior, or any other combination of parts and pieces, this was just the result of using mixed parts on a large quantity scale, probably under a stressful time frame..
Someone was cutting out parts on the click press like crazy, and others were sewing them up regardless of how the hides matched up as fast as they could... They probably had a very basic requirement, Black on the front outside, all else is fair game... They could, in all probability, cut out enough parts in a few hours to last a whole shop full of people sewing for a week!! I think EVERYBODY sewed! I'll bet the pace and general quality was impressive! Just my thoughts, but it would explain some of these odd holsters made with over run parts, etc... Best to all, til...lat'r.....GT
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