My handmade leather Raiders-style holster

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My handmade leather Raiders-style holster

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One of you guys requested that I post a pic of my Raiders-style gun holster project. I made it by hand with reclaimed leather from a flea market in Homburg, Germany. :)

Bear in mind, it is still in progress, and it is by no means perfect or absolutely screen-accurate. I'm still very new at leather craft and I don't have the tools or skills to make a perfect one yet. Still, it has been a fun project. Just gotta add the brass "button" and the holes to the strap and I'll probably call it done.

Lemme know what ya think! :TOH:

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First pic of the holster after I finished sewing together

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Screenshot of the holster from Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Nice!

Enjoy the craft, it can get quite fun.
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Mountaineer wrote:Nice!

Enjoy the craft, it can get quite fun.

Thanks! Yeah, it's really fun so far. I made a front-pocket wallet from the leather too, and now that's the only one I'll carry
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Yup. That's how it starts!
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Nice job and with the re-claimed leather you are already on your way for the aged look.
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Jeremiah wrote:Nice job and with the re-claimed leather you are already on your way for the aged look.
Thanks! Yeah, I was thinking of dying it to get a more accurate shade, but considering it already looks pretty good like this, I decided not to take a chance on messing it up.
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Yeah. If you are only going for the SA thing then color matters , but with time and oils your holster will eventually look like that anyway to a certain degree.
I like the color of my 405s and would like to make a holster in that color one day.
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Wow! Great job on the holster! :mrgreen:
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Good Job you done there. :TOH:
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Nice. :clap:
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