Complete Gun Rigs

The belt is the heart of a gun rig. Not only must it support & maintain the position of the holster and gun but it must be designed for all-day comfort and longevity. Our gun belts are designed and made just that way. In addition, we offer the widest selection of belt styles, tooling patterns and cartridge loop placement and arrangement. While we specialize in period correct gun leather we also offer services for those with preferences for more fanciful or modern styles.

SC Gallup Gun Rig

Antique brown

3” Money belt

“No Noose Neal” Border

SC Gallup. This is a faithful recreation of a holster type made by the SC Gallup company. This holster, with it’s stitched-through toe and integral two loop style would have appeared in the late 1890’s and would have remained popular well into 1930 or ’40. The edge lacing on the main seam was particularly popular with Colorado cowboys.

Colorado floral carving pattern with repeating 9’s border

White goat rawhide whiplacing on main seam only. The maker’s mark is on the front of the holster at the request of the customer.White goat rawhide whiplacing on main seam only. The maker’s mark is on the front of the holster at the request of the customer.

Shanghai Bob’s Rig

Havana

Money Belt

Belt is double stitched but is otherwise plain

There are no cartridge loops on this belt.

Shanghai Bob. This is an open-toed holster with an elegantly-contoured skirt. It has no loop. Historically, House of Heiser (Colorado) made holsters in this manner to allow the pattern on a holster pouch to stand alone. Ours are carefully stitched from the back to fit snugly on the belt yet allow movement along the length of the belt for seasonal clothing, weight gain or loss, etc.

Chinese Dragon

The holster is raked 25 degrees muzzle forward.

“Shoot” Rig

Dark Mahogany

Money belt

Ocean Wave & Double Bugle border

Modified Meanea Halfbreed. This holster is strongly based on the Meanea rig. However, it has been modified with not only the cigar band style of loops, but has been cut down quite dramatically at the cylinder and trigger exposing more of the pistol.

1890 Main & Winchester carving with bugle border. This carving design is an accurate adaptation of a pattern discovered on a Main & Winchester saddle. It is typical of the finest California-style carving at the turn of the century.

Mrs. Slickshot’s Rig

Burgundy

2 ¼” wide Ranger

Beehive border

Tooled billets with custom-engraved brass buckle. Cartridge loops were custom spaced as per the customer’s wishes.

Duke

Beehive Border

Holster was raked 25 degrees muzzle forward. It was also dropped to bring ½ of grip frame below belt top.

Spotted Target Rig

Brown

Taper: Unlike the soft taper, the belt body is built with a single piece of leather rather than 3. It is both beefier and less soft than the soft taper.

Spotted Target border

No cartridge loops

Great Plains. This is a skirted holster with open toe. The pouch features the more amorphous lines common to the turn of the century.

Spotted Target border

Large Loop with 3-Dimensional star border

Stardust Rig

Weathered Black

Money belt

Plain with Stardust pattern of spots & flat stars

Single tassel at each end of cartridge loops. Leather and spots are distressed to simulate age and use.

Ziggy: This holster is yet another variation on the theme of the Duke holster. This one is cut extremely low on the cylinder with a fully-exposed trigger. It has a square-cut, open toe and sports a cigar band loop.

Double tassel on holster loop. Holster is also dropped so that more than half of the grip frame is below the top of the belt. Spots and leather have been distressed and weathered to match the belt.

Texas Jock Strap Rig

Golden Oak

Ranger

Jeff Miller border

Commercial dress clip buckle

Old Tyme Texas Jock Strap

Jeff Miller border

Edges of holster pouch and skirt are whiplaced with white goat rawhide. Custom concho on loop.

Terry’s Rig

Black

Ranger belt

Ocean Wave & Half Berry border

Custom engraved buckle provided by customer.

Holster Style: California Sim Jim. Cut with the traditional contoured pouch and triple recurves. Toe is plugged.

Holster is dropped slightly so grip bottom is at top of beltline and is canted 25 degrees muzzle forward.

Uncertain Tex’s Gun Rig

Golden Oak

Money belt

Chill Wills & Beartooth Border

3-piece sterling plated ranger tip set. Small 3D Texas star conchos have been placed on each end of the cartridge loops.

Olzer Halfbreed. The original Olzer holster was a skirted holster and is quite a high-riding holster. We have retained the pouch, removed the skirt and given it a much lower ride and improved draw.

Chill Wills & Beartooth Border

Holster is dropped so that the center of the grip frame is at the center of the belt. A 3-D Texas star concho was added to the loop.