Audley holster

MikeP · 05-14-2022, 12:19 AM

Kinda doubt that anything military specific was involved in the design. I believe they would be rejected as too complicated or likely to fail.
Handguns spent 95% plus in holsters in general military use and all have some kind of flap,strap or other simple closure. The big enclosed box types thinned out towards the end of WW2 for simplified more accessible designs.
There is a family where I lived until recently that were aircraft orientated. The patriarch made a lot of money over some related manufacturing.
A couple sons grew up with old airplanes like many of us grew up with old cars.
There were some warbirds and other things they had.
I knew them slightly and they were good guys.
One of the boys, a young man, actually was flying to a show or display years ago.
He had an open canopy and inverted for some reason.
Was not strapped in, and not connected to a parachute harness. Out he went.
A really tragic and needless result.
Details are fuzzy now from time and no reason to mention names.

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05-14-2022, 12:19 AM	#23
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Kinda doubt that anything military specific was involved in the design. I believe they would be rejected as too complicated or likely to fail. Handguns spent 95% plus in holsters in general military use and all have some kind of flap,strap or other simple closure. The big enclosed box types thinned out towards the end of WW2 for simplified more accessible designs. There is a family where I lived until recently that were aircraft orientated. The patriarch made a lot of money over some related manufacturing. A couple sons grew up with old airplanes like many of us grew up with old cars. There were some warbirds and other things they had. I knew them slightly and they were good guys. One of the boys, a young man, actually was flying to a show or display years ago. He had an open canopy and inverted for some reason. Was not strapped in, and not connected to a parachute harness. Out he went. A really tragic and needless result. Details are fuzzy now from time and no reason to mention names.