Real leather 2″ wide belts, (please don’t confuse these with cheap costume belts made of paper-thin leather over cardboard). The sizes listed are the maximum for each. [There is no minimum size, since you can always punch another hole in the leather, right? And if the belt is too long, the excess can be tucked through the holster or sheath.] All of them well worn: originally $35 each.
sales – $15
3 in brown (sizes: 50″, 65″) 11 in black (sizes: 42″, 44″, 44″, 47″, 49″, 49″, 49″, 51″, 58″, 69″) 3 in ecru/buff (sizes: 45″, 52″, 56″)
L33 – SWORD FROG, LEFT HAND – adjustable
Frogs are meant to secure a scabbard onto a belt or sash, although in this case the straps can be tightened and you can use it to simply wear a sword without a scabbard, if you don’t mind the blade showing. Made of high quality leather, these are for left handed fighters and are worn on the right hip. And the last two you see there are the last two I have. [originally $55].
sales – $46
LEFT HAND (wear on right hip) 1 in brown 1 in ecru/buff
Z02 – Flintlock (Pirate) Pistol Frog
NOTE: pistols of the 1300’s through the late 1600’s were not worn, for the simple reason that they were too large and explosive. There were saddle frogs for carrying them to the battlefield, but not belt holsters. By the 1700’s and up to the 1840’s, pistols were finally small enough to carry on one’s person, but there were still no holsters. Most were simply stuck through a belt. That’s an easy way to accidentally drop a gun, so in the mid-18th century some naval units were specifically issued sword scabbard frogs for what would become the first holsters. Although the practice was not widespread for land forces, they are extremely practical on stage.
I created this version with a slight angle to better hold early single-shot pistols in place. In brown leather. Not historically accurate, but very handy. Only five left – best sold first.
to buy – $41
Z16 – MILITARY
Will fit most martial sidearms of the 20th century, except Lugers. I’m down to the last seven.[NOTE: if the actor is not going to pull the gun out, why not just get only the holster, stuff it with paper, and close the weather flap? Save some bucks.]
sales – $10
Z17 – MILITARY, small frame
Think of James Bond and his iconic small pistol, the Walther PPK, and you get the idea of the size of the gun that would fit in this holster. I only have the one.
sales – $30
Z18 – LUGER
Hard, almost instrument case-like leather. Retains its shape even when empty. Will only fit the Luger P-08. I have roughly ten in stock. [NOTE: if the actor is not going to pull the gun out, why not just buy only the holster? Save some bucks.] sales – $16
Z13 – NYLON SHOULDER HOLSTER, Black, Right Hand
This modern holster will fit snub-nose revolvers (think “James Cagney”) and small-frame semiautos (think “James Bond”). For a right-hand draw, and it is in great shape. Sorry to say it’s the last one.
to buy – $22
L93 – Gauntlets, short cuff – for sale only
Medium-thick leather to protect the hands, but flexible for any kind of sword work – which can mean the difference between a bruise and broken, infected skin. Black or brown, Velcro closure, in extra small, small, medium, and large [and it’s better to go a little smaller than a little large. Looseness in the fingertips causes blisters, and leather does stretch with use].
The numbers next to the sizes show the availability of each.
black leather – NEW $19 X small – 4 XX small – 4
brown leather – NEW $23 large – 11 medium – 2 X small – 11
NOTE: Gloves are not like T-shirts. Extra room does not give extra comfort. Have the wearer make a “relaxed karate chop” shape with the hand, and measure the circumference around the knuckles (including the thumb) to the nearest quarter inch. less than 7½” – XX small 7″ to 8½” – X small 8” to 10” – small 9½” to 10½” – medium 10″ to 11½” – large Notice that there is quite a bit of overlap on the sizes. That’s because hands have a lot of variation. Someone with long fingers might want a larger glove. But in general, you want combat gloves to fit snugly rather than loosely so as to prevent blisters. [That’s why the phrase is “fits like a glove”, not “fits like a hoodie”.] And please note: leather + sweat x use = stretch. Your gloves will be larger at the end of the run than when you got them.
Z18 – LUGER
