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Wineman posted this 23 February 2020

Found this in my pile of cra* ah collectibles. Don't know what it fits. Google comes up blank. It might fit a J or K frame S&W not sure. Anyone know or have seen one of these? Liberty is a no go on line.

 

Thanks

 

Dave

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Ed Harris posted this 23 February 2020

Promotional store brand inexpensive "cop shop" holster as commonly sold by George F. Cake Co. and Galls late 1960s, to mid 1970s.  Ric Bowman or Dave Reiss may have specifics.  A low cost, but adequate uniform duty holster which cost about half as much as the better ones from Don Hume, El Paso Saddlery, Bucheimer, George Lawrence Co., etc.  IIRC they made the S&W brand of police holsters and were out of CT or MA. The company also made plain toe uniform oxfords which were sold under the same brand, and sold in contract quantities to the larger east coast municipal PDs, NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Newark, DCMPD.  Also had military contracts for ground combat boots, MP magazine pouches, handcuff cases, key caddies and other police and military leathergoods during the VN war.  Recall their combat boots were NOT jump, aviation or flight-line rated. I do have a shoulder holster made by Liberty made to be sewn onto an aviator's SV2 survival vest by parachute riggers, which holds a 4-inch S&W K-frame and has six cartridge loops on it.  Most interesing in that it is not leather, but an OD green synthetic heavy woven seat belt weight material with heavy nylon stitching made to resist jungle rot.

73 de KE4SKY In Home Mix We Trust From the Home of Ed's Red in "Almost Heaven" West Virginia

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RicinYakima posted this 23 February 2020

OK, Wineman, what I remember. Police stuff; it was middle of the line and they had the contract for the agency I worked for in 1970. I had spent six months undercover and then went to basic and got issued a chit for uniforms. I really had no grip about everything but the holster, and that was only because I was required to get a 6" and was using 4" Combat Masterpiece. Your picture is for a later holster than what we had as it is both hold down and thumb snap. I got my butt chewed because I got a Don Hume Jordan River holster instead of the "regulation" one. And I ordered pants with thigh pockets for my Boston Leather Slap, both right and left side.

In the army, when an acting Drill Sargent at Ft. Lewis, you had to "tip" the supply sergeant to get Liberty boots.  They were top grain leather uppers, soft, no quarter panels, weighted six ounces less than the ones the trainees wore. Theirs were split leather uppers and took an hour a day to spit shine. Ours we could do in five minutes.

In Viet Nam Wellco shoe company made the best jungle boots, but some of the airborne guys kept their cheap stateside full leather boots from basic and AIT. Maybe because they spent more time in the highlands and up North, and not in the jungle down south.  They did give much better ankle support if you wore socks.

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Wineman posted this 23 February 2020

Thanks Ed and Ric. I do not recall where I got it but my "Spidy Sense" says the it was probably my Dad's from his time as a security guard. He had a 4" S&W Model 15. His later carry as a Parole Officer was a S&W 3914 which he still has. My dad's work history defies any playground "what's your dad do?" questions. He even got to Desert Storm as a 55 year old Navy Reserve cargo handler. Go figure. Mid 80's now and we are going to DC this spring.

Dave

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