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DD4lifeusmc · August 18, 2017, 08:10 AM

Don't let Hollyweird fantasy guide you
While there were elaborate tooled and decorated rigs, they were not the norm.
Some "cowboys", ranch hands, etc, did their own tooling or had a buddy do it.
More people were trained in tooling in those days than today because leather goods were much more common
Here's a link to some western rigs lots of pictures

https://www.google.com/search?q=hist...xmuwvL_4nRUUM:

Remember back in the 1870's - 1880's and such the rigs were working rigs, thus mostly plain utilitarian.

Here's a link to some lower priced options but you get what you pay for. A friend of mine does extensive tooling a good rig from him will run about$400 to $800 but it is all custom tooled
https://www.historicalemporium.com/s...BoCBwoQAvD_BwE

From what I have been able to gather from research and such,the common drop holster gun belt (the Buscadero) was pretty much a Hollyweird invention
I go to a lot of western museum, the Buscadero doesn't appear to be displayed until the late 1930's or so.
The cowboys of 1870's and so were range working men their guns were the tools of the trade. Put down a cow or a horse, because of sickness or injury. the once in while Indian skirmish or rattlesnake

Here's my friends website
http://leathersmithmike.com/

August 18, 2017, 08:10 AM	#14
DD4lifeusmc Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2012 Location: Wyoming Posts: 351	historic holster Don't let Hollyweird fantasy guide you While there were elaborate tooled and decorated rigs, they were not the norm. Some "cowboys", ranch hands, etc, did their own tooling or had a buddy do it. More people were trained in tooling in those days than today because leather goods were much more common Here's a link to some western rigs lots of pictures https://www.google.com/search?q=hist...xmuwvL_4nRUUM: Remember back in the 1870's - 1880's and such the rigs were working rigs, thus mostly plain utilitarian. Here's a link to some lower priced options but you get what you pay for. A friend of mine does extensive tooling a good rig from him will run about$400 to $800 but it is all custom tooled https://www.historicalemporium.com/s...BoCBwoQAvD_BwE From what I have been able to gather from research and such,the common drop holster gun belt (the Buscadero) was pretty much a Hollyweird invention I go to a lot of western museum, the Buscadero doesn't appear to be displayed until the late 1930's or so. The cowboys of 1870's and so were range working men their guns were the tools of the trade. Put down a cow or a horse, because of sickness or injury. the once in while Indian skirmish or rattlesnake Here's my friends website http://leathersmithmike.com/ Last edited by DD4lifeusmc; August 18, 2017 at 08:18 AM.