Author Archives: Isaiah

About Isaiah

We are a small "mom and pop" type business, making custom leather holsters by hand.

Knight Six, 1911 pair, leather cut

All the parts for the Knight Six, both the full size and the 3″ are shown traced on leather. And the pieces cut out:  

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Knight Six, 1911 pair, ostrich design

Here’s what I’m thinking for the ostrich on this Knight Six holster.  Instead of doing the traditional accent-only sized piece, I thought the prominent scales should be shown off along the barrel of the 1911 on the body of the … Continue reading

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Karl lite, Beretta PX4, punching

Punching holes for sewing.  The hand press is outfitted with a 3-prong punch, but one of the prongs must be used to line up with the last hole already punched, so it actually punches only 2 holes at a time. … Continue reading

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Knight 6, 1911, designed

Had to take 3 weeks off due to a bad allergic reaction which covered my hands with blisters.  To those of you who are waiting for holsters, my apologies, there will be more in-progress pictures posted soon. Here is the … Continue reading

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Karl Lite, Beretta PX4, cut out

Leather cut on the Karl Lite: You can see where the gun fits in.

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Beretta NEOS thigh rig concept sketch

This is a concept for a simple thigh holster for a Beretta NEOS .22 pistol.  The holster body integrates a single, wide belt loop at the top, and has loops for a no-slip nylon strap to secure it to the … Continue reading

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Karl Lite, Beretta PX4, tracing & design

Here’s the PX4 dummy gun, after tracing.  Converting from a direct trace into a sewing outline is more of an art than a science.  I have to know how the leather will stretch in both the vertical and the horizontal, … Continue reading

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shoulder holsters

Holsters cut out and ready to be punched.  I will post some designs of other holsters later. Ruger mkII .22 pistol, to be mounted on a shoulder harness. And one for a Ruger Super Blackhawk:

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New dummy gun: Beretta PX4 Storm

Now we can start on that Karl lite.

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Karl mkII, Glock 26, finished

Note that this one is designed for a 1″ belt rather than the more common 1 1/2″ belts.

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