While I was re-reading this thread, I began to wonder... Have any reproductions of the Ideal holster system ever been made? The basic mechanical concepts of these are quite simple, and the individual parts needed to construct one really look as if they could be made fairly easily. Jerry? Hugh? I could do the metal work if you guys each did your thing!
The "butt" of the system, in any pic I've ever seen of them, seems to put the edge of a piece of steel up against the shoulder when it's assembled and held for shooting. The usual artillery and navy rigs allow the tops' of the leather holsters use as a butt pad, but these Ideal stocks look like they might be a bit brutal on the shoulder. What am I missing?