Making a 1911 Colt Shoulder Holster

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I got my first Leatherwork set as a kid in the 1960's or 1970's. I played with it off and on for years, and made a lot of things for sale at the black powder Mountain Man Rendezvous. Once I starting doing ranch work, it really took off. I wanted things I couldn't afford, so I started making them myself. After awhile, other ranch hands started saying "Make me one too".....well in 1997-2002 I had a Saddle Shop in town until I got the job I have now. After doing this for so long, I'm kinda burned out on it. I've been trying to get caught up on the things I have promised to make for people, but it's a long list....anyway, I hope you will enjoy this video. There will be more like it soon....trying to get caught up!!

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@IdahoHillbilly 9 месяцев назад

Good Morning 🌄

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

GOOD MORNING!!

@IdahoHillbilly 9 месяцев назад

DANG! THATS NICE!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! Dang I'm a long way behind on this stuff.....

@Hideskiner 9 месяцев назад

Sweet

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Ha! Thanks!

@impalaman4546 9 месяцев назад

Good morning friend hope you have a great day 👍

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good Morning! I hope you do also!

@DavidRobinson-mx6cl 9 месяцев назад

Very nice job brother!!!!!! Awesome 👍

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@billiep4338 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful work ❤Have a great day ❤

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! You too! It's a lot warmer today..

@jonfoy9166 9 месяцев назад

Good morning. You sure are talented. Beautiful work. I always enjoy watching your leather work videos. Have a great day

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good morning! Great! I'm glad to hear that! I need to get caught up, so there will probably be some more...

@alauddina7575 9 месяцев назад

@@MuskratOutdoorsএক্স

@pauldavis6242 9 месяцев назад

Good Morning !!! Nice job on that holster.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good Morning! Thank you!

@richgoss6013 9 месяцев назад

I am proud to say that I own a nice piece of Muskrat leatherwork! Great looking job Gary.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Rich....I'm not sure I like the way that turned out though.....one day you might end up with another in the mail!

@sandyc6569 9 месяцев назад

Very beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!! ❣❤❤❣

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@sandyc6569 9 месяцев назад

@@MuskratOutdoors 😊👍

@garyantley Месяц назад

I love that pattern. I am trying to use Al's old pattern but people were smaller in his days. I am trying to fir these 75-80 Vietnam veterans. The have grown a little bit since the come home.

@MuskratOutdoors Месяц назад

Yeah, I do too! Gotta remember soldiers are kids really. 18-20 year old, mostly. They do get bigger!

@masstrapper7645 9 месяцев назад

Amazing work as always. 👍👍

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@mikeburke7652 9 месяцев назад

I really admire you leatherworking skills. I tried it many years ago and didn't have the artistic abilities.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you. Keep at it. It just takes practice is all.

@drtom5936 9 месяцев назад

Great work Muskrat. Beautiful.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!!

@homegrowncountryhomeplace 9 месяцев назад

I always love watching you do leatherwork. You do a really good job and I appreciate you showing the little details. I enjoy doing leatherwork and hope to get better at it as I go along. Have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

GREAT! Very happy to hear that! Really, it just takes practice. The other thing is not to give up when it's not looking the way you want it to look. A lot of times, when I'm making something I don't like, I finish it anyway, most of the time it turns out better than I thought it would be. Sometimes I end up throwing it away too!!!!

@shermanbarnett6456 9 месяцев назад

That looks great. Your a man of many talents.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@thecamocowboyoutdoors5693 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Gary. Very nice work. Someone should be very happy with that holster. Thanks for the great video.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! I hope they will like it. Shoulder holsters are kind of heavy. I like a belt holster better really. This guy is a hound hunter chasing Mountain Lions and Bears.

@curtisshippy4602 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Very well done Have a good day

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good Morning! (Night now) I hope you had a great day.

@royroscoe5031 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful work Gary!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Roy!

@jaydurtsche2569 9 месяцев назад

Love the leather work you do!!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!!!!!!!

@swennym 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your talent!!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching it!

@joysteward8785 9 месяцев назад

Have a wonderful day 😊

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Joy! You too!

@jeffryrichardson9105 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful work!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@johndavis2720 9 месяцев назад

Tight and right.beutiful holster.great job.hope you find some wolves soon.have a great day!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! So do I....checked on a "Wolf Kill" today......tomorrow's video....

@WilliamWebber-wn3zu 9 месяцев назад

Turned out beautiful.!!!!!! And great video editing as well. See you tomorrow. Have a great day . 🌻

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! You too! It's a little warmer today, 15F right now. Still cold, but much better than -8F!

@WilliamWebber-wn3zu 9 месяцев назад

@@MuskratOutdoors I would totally agree 👍.

@stingray8585 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Gary, very nice holster.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good morning! Thank you!

@virginia7191 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful work!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@amyeteel5379 9 месяцев назад

I could watch you for hours. Good job Muskrat. Your the man!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Amye!

@frankhengstler6101 8 месяцев назад

Awesome stuff Muskrat👍👍

@MuskratOutdoors 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Frank!

@joshrice5894 9 месяцев назад

Hi Guys wow that is a handy holster excellent job I am always amazed at what you can turn a piece of leather into Well I hope you can get caught up on the things you promised to make for people I know I will sure enjoy seeing what you make if you do more videos Well you guys take care up there

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much! Me too....being this far behind has really taken the fun out of this.

@johntwomey3732 9 месяцев назад

Once again awesome job.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!!!!

@johntwomey3732 9 месяцев назад

I’m curious about the maul you are using, is it homemade and what is it wrapped with?

@PuskwaskaOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Oooo that’s really nice 👍 I was just going thru some of your older leather working videos the other day, decided to order up some tools and leather and try my hand at it…. Need to build a couple possibles bags for black powder trail walks this summer and rebuild a couple antique shot snakes for taking my old cap lock 12ga out bird hunting in the fall. Boy they sure don’t give leather away these days, a side of Tandy’s Kodiak oil tan and a single shoulder of 6oz veg tan was about $200cdn 😑

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! No, ever since that "Mad Cow" thing back around 1999-2000 or so, the price of leather went way up and stayed there. It's hard to make much on this now. People will only pay so much....

@ray5156 9 месяцев назад

Raw talent

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Ha! Thank you!

@TightwadTodd 9 месяцев назад

Always like the building videos....

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

GOOD! Hopefully there will be more soon.....I have got to get caught up on this stuff!

@kdseiwert7360 9 месяцев назад

Nice work! Those fingers come along ,takes dog ages to heal that black out!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! They are getting there! One fell off.....the other tried to but I Super Glued it back on! HA! Tender still under it.

@darreldwalton8763 9 месяцев назад

Good Morning! Very nice work, as always! Have a great day.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good morning! Thanks!

@OrinBeavers 9 месяцев назад

Amazing work

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@claytoncooper422 9 месяцев назад

Excellent Sir !!!!!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@dennyorton2430 9 месяцев назад

Awesome job.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@jimmywood7817 9 месяцев назад

That's awesome 👌

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@georgethomas4483 9 месяцев назад

You the man - looks good

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

THANKS!!

@elkaholic338 9 месяцев назад

Good work ... very nice !

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot!

@WilliamWebber-wn3zu 9 месяцев назад

So cool watching you doing your craft.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@stevehamilton6070 9 месяцев назад

Nice holster. Thanks

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good Morning Steve! Thanks!

@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman 9 месяцев назад

That's gorgeous work Gary. I'm going to have to build myself one, one of these days.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

You should! It's kind of satisfying to make your own. That way also, you can make it the way you want it to be.

@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman 9 месяцев назад

@@MuskratOutdoors I haven't done leather crafts since four h, but i've been meaning to get back to it.

@indycharlie 9 месяцев назад

Very nice work , as always ! Reminds me of the chest rig I carried my 45 in , in RVN . I don't recognize that fingered grip on that A1 ? I have a Colt defender that came with Hogue grips that I LOVE !! Fits like a dream in my hand . Nice looking gun , that one you have . Stay safe and warm , and Cindy away from ropes .. bg

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

That rubber grip with the finger bumps came with this one. I kind of like it, fits in your hand nice, but I'd like to make some of those rattlesnake grips for it. Maybe this Summer?

@paulsisco7595 9 месяцев назад

Really nice work sir looks great.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Paul.

@jamesbutler5518 9 месяцев назад

Very cool !!!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

@ritasidwell8578 9 месяцев назад

Good work need one

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! I'm way behind right now....

@JC-uq5gi 9 месяцев назад

I use the bead kniff often on things. It really makes a nice border.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Do you mean that double blade swivel? I really like that one too. I guess I haven't heard it called a bead knife, but it makes sense.

@JC-uq5gi 9 месяцев назад

@@MuskratOutdoors that's just what came to mind. It's been a while since I've tooled anything, and I just thought that was it.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

@@JC-uq5gi It might be? I really don't know???

@michaeldemny612 9 месяцев назад

Totally awesome

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!!!!

@dlansburg2673 9 месяцев назад

Nice job!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

THANK YOU!

@markbauman1411 9 месяцев назад

That turned out amazing! I've been looking for a shoulder holster for my 1911. Bet I won't find one that nice anywhere in a store.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!!!!

@michaelross4041 9 месяцев назад

damn son you shore are good with that leather! nice looking holster.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@2ndamendmentSam 9 месяцев назад

Very nice work. I tried to get into leatherwork recently but it didn’t go as planned. Oh well, that’s life.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

What went wrong?

@aardhond 9 месяцев назад

Nice job sir 😊

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@10aurum48 9 месяцев назад

As usual, outstanding craftsmanship Gary!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you JR! I wish I could get caught up so I could enjoy this again.

@Blackpowder54 9 месяцев назад

hello, the holster really looks great, nice job

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!!!!

@morgankruse4666 9 месяцев назад

Very cool

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!!!

@jasonaffeldt7838 9 месяцев назад

Gary, your holster reminds me of WWII GI holster or El Paso saddlery Tanker model. Yours is way cooler 👍. Hope you and Cindy had a good Christmas and a great New Year. Take care.🇺🇲🔪🌲🔥

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

It's similar. This one is more old west. I've made a lot of the tanker type also. Thank you!!!! We hope your Christmas was great and that 2024 will be a great year also. I'm kind of worried about this "election" though.....

@dw6090 9 месяцев назад

Nice job, I like a special ,different, thing and I don't want fancy. Just functional, where u get leather, . I know I don't have time to make that's for shore thought

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! I get mine from Dubois Leather & Shoe company, Dubois Idaho.

@akelkhunter 9 месяцев назад

I’ve always been enamored with leather work both the skill it takes and the creativity for design. Very calming video.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you. I enjoy doing it. I'm so far behind now though I don't enjoy it as much as I used to though.

@chriscenis4495 9 месяцев назад

Too bad you're kinda burned out on it, your so dang good at it! I treasure the things I have wit your stamp on them! Happy New Year Hoss!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Chris!!! Thank you! Hopefully if I ever get caught up, I can do some more. People have kind of ruined the fun of this... We need to get together!!!!!!

@WilliamWebber-wn3zu 9 месяцев назад

Morning fine sir 🌻

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good morning!!!!

@berniesmith8163 9 месяцев назад

More art work from the Muskrat thanks you for taking us along !!!!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for watchig it too!

@SanJuanMountainBob 9 месяцев назад

If a feller does any leather work, watching this is depressing! Haha You make it look so easy.....and it ain't! Anyway, nice work - fun to watch somebody who's good at this stuff. Happy New Year!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

HA! Thank you very much! It just takes practice. Don't give up, the more you do, the easier it gets.

@bigjhunter7660 9 месяцев назад

Awesome looking rig there sir ….. true craftsmanship 👍🏻

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!!

@tomoneil3453 9 месяцев назад

😎Awesome

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@timberdrifter8225 9 месяцев назад

I always enjoy watching you do leather work. The way your hands move has the look of long practice and craftsmanship. Its apparent in the lack of hesitation once you get started.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much! I've made an awful lot of them over a lot of years. It's enjoyable, but I really have to be in the mood to do it to do a good job.

@reginaldwinsor2759 9 месяцев назад

Fine piece of work. That will put a smile on someone's face.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! I hope so!

@ImixSpb 9 месяцев назад

Your craftsmanship is something I'm enjoying. Thanks for sharing, have a nice day!

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

I'm glad to hear that Igor! Thank you!

@KenCaudle 9 месяцев назад

I've got a 1911 Springfield.im in Montana still have 2 where it. Putting bait out4 woofs with the bears still raiding bait stations.getting close to the first if judge lets us start trapping.have woofs on camera hitting my bait. Got a bunch scraps from meat cutting place. Said can have all I need his business has suffered bad no wild game to butcher. I plan on helping out here directly if bears den

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

The bears are still hitting you bait now? Wow! I wouldn't have expected that! I have not seen a bear track here since November. Are they black bears or grizzly? There's no wild game left here either....Good Luck on the Wolf Trapping this year! Where in Montana are you?

@KenCaudle 9 месяцев назад

@@MuskratOutdoors I'm in the flathead by glacier Park. Black and grizzlys are up yet. Few years ago they were up raiseing hell January 17 I had to make cage traps for cats. They destroyed all 17 of them..woof tracks were following the grizzlys. Montana has more trapping rules than you can believe we have to be 150 feet from the road. You now what that does on roads in the mountains straight up or down to put a set in . can't use certain bait because of the lynk zone no snares. We are ham strung bad. I put a off on a place in elk city. I have 60 k invested in trapping gear bought a Nissan frontier had tracks put on 15 k. Bill we only get 500 from the ffwm looseing battle

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

@@KenCaudle Wow....that is rough! I just looked it up, the F4WM is $750- $1,000 depending on area in Montana now. Still won't cover expenses, but it will help. I'd sure like to have a tracked Jeep.....my job pays so little, I can barely afford the gas to put in it. 150 feet from the road is a long way to try to pull a wolf. They like running those roads!

@JC-uq5gi 9 месяцев назад

I don't know about you, but my leather room ALWAYS accumulates clutter. No matter what. I'm always needing more room too! Lol. I'd love to make one of these for myself. If you're interested in maybe selling a copy of your pattern, let me know. I'd like to make a pancake style belt rig, and a chest rig too. If you have any time to make a chest rig for this model, I bet it'd be a popular vid? :) Strong work Mr Gary! Nicely done.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! Email me your address and I'll send you a copy of the pattern. muskrat14@hotmail.com

@rhondaandrew1764 9 месяцев назад

That is awesome ❤. I wonder how much would it cost for a regular old time gun holster and belt for a 44 mag.single action 😊

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! Believe it or not, belts are about the hardest thing to make. They never seem to fit right! Holsters, if I have the gun, are easier than the belt! Right now, as much as I hate to say it, I'm so far behind that I can't take on any more. Hopefully I'll get caught up and be able to do some! Sorry...

@rhondaandrew1764 9 месяцев назад

That is okay I understand busy.

@johnnelson5659 9 месяцев назад

How did you learn such an amazing skill ?

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Ha! By being poor! I couldn't afford to buy what I wanted, so I learned to make my own. I'm self taught on all this stuff, but it's taken a lifetime to learn it.

@danthompson1467 9 месяцев назад

Good afternoon WOW I wish I had some of your talent . Outstanding work sir . Do you sell them ? you make it look so easy I’m sure it took you years to collect all the tooling for each task 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! Some of these tools, I got when I was a kid, maybe close to 50 years ago now. I do sell holsters and things, but I'm so far behind, I don't know when I'll catch up!

@mesalyn 9 месяцев назад

Wow, What talent mixed with experience can do. Great Job, is that for you or someone else? Thanks for the view.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Ha! Thank you very much! Yes, this one is for a neighbor. I'm way, way behind....

@davidcheverie7652 9 месяцев назад

Tell me something, how long does it take you to make something that nice.Great work.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Start to finish....maybe 3-4 hours I guess?

@j.c.curnes 6 месяцев назад

I want one for my Ruger SR9c. I don't trust modern ones that I can afford.

@MuskratOutdoors 6 месяцев назад

One of the troubles I have with gun holsters is that I really need the gun for the best fit. If it's one I don't have, or can borrow, it's really hard to do.

@j.c.curnes 6 месяцев назад

@@MuskratOutdoors Yea, I wouldn't ask you to make one. Seems you have plenty to do. :)

@tseals5248 9 месяцев назад

Man, that's some fine leatherwork, how much for one to fit a Smith and Wesson J frame 357, 4" barrel ? I be proud to own some of your work.

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I really need to catch up again before I take on any more. Sorry.....for now at least, I can't say yes to any more.

@tnkmckenna 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful! Do you take orders?

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I do, but I'm so far behind I can't right now. I really need to get caught up again first.....sorry...

@travisboling735 9 месяцев назад

Nice job how much you charge for making one fore Colt 911 45

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Right now, I'm too far behind to do any, but usually about $200.

@staceymay2655 9 месяцев назад

Nice.. Hows that rock slab i gave you worken for leather? Gooddays?

@MuskratOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Hello Stacy! Merry Christmas! I want to use it as an outside bench, but there hasn't been time to make it. Cindy said she might steal it if I ever get time to make her the outdoor kitchen she has been wanting.

@staceymay2655 9 месяцев назад

Let her steal it, you have enough stuff. Gooddays Tooya@@MuskratOutdoors