Club Obi Wan

I attempt to make the Raiders holster for the S&W myself, since I have some thick leather in the right color liing around.

Now if some of you could help me out with some measurements a pics of your holsters I would be very thankful.

Also I realized that there seemes to be some hard item in the bottom. Is that plasic?!

Thanks in advance,

Marc

i'd check kepplers site for pics, there's plenty of good ones on there, but as for measurements, (or that thingi in the botom), i cant help you, seeing as how i havent scrounged up the money for one yet. but still, i had always thought of making my own, but didnt know where to get the leather.

Thanks for the tip Indy007. I'll go and check out Lees site.

As for the leather: I got mine some years ago during my holydays in Poland.
The color is dead on, and it is thick enough for a holster. I bought about 3 x 1meter for as little as 50 bucks!

Thanks again,

Marc

I could trace my holster onto paper and mail it to you. How would that work?

Schwammy, that would be perfect!!!

Please make some kind of scale on the paper (like an one inch line), so I know when I have the right size.

My e-mail is: Marc_Kitter@web.de

Thanks again,

regards,

Marc

No, I meant I'll trace it and mail you the actual sized tracing via the post office, so you'll have a life-size pattern. IM me your mailing address.

That is VERY generious Schwammy!

I have mailed you my mailing address via pm.

Regards,

Marc

Marc, just to follow up, I finally mailed that pattern off to you. The delay was due to my not having a piece of paper large enough, and having just started spring semester, I got a little busy. But I finally bought some newsprint and got it done and mailed off to ya. So I hope it is of some help.

Regards,
schwammy

I appreciate it very much!

-Now if I only could get that S&W... Naaa, better not here in Germany!

Although: a blank firing replica would be great to have, but I haven't seen any yet.

Thank you Schwammy!

Best regards,

Marc

Geesh I just noticed this post after I left a similar one about trying my hand at making a holster. Marc please keep us informed with your progress and I'll try to do the same.
Archaeologist

Archaeologist,

I received Shwammy's patterns on tuesday and it's great. I made a copy, which I folded in the middle before I cut it out, so it would be identical on both ends, put it on the leather and draw the pattern on it. Then I cut along the line with VERY sharp scissors (actually for bonsai), but I can't sew it together yet, because I need to make the groves first.

I guess I have to wait until I visit my parents next time, since my father has got a Dremel (little electric tool) that should be able to help me out.

I'll keep you posted how it turns out.

Regards,

Marc

Here's the link for Schwammy's holster patterns: http://de.geocities.com/marc_kitter2002/

Hope it helps!

Regards,

Marc

Thank you both for your help, I greatly appreciate it. I'm going to pick up my leather today....so now I just have to wait for a few days off to start.
Thanks again
Mike