A piece of History

Beautiful gun, but I never understood the open trigger in the holster.
I think for a range gun I'd want it all covered so brush couldn't snag the trigger.
All I've got is a 3rd gen .45 that my dad bought me for my 40th bday in a Mernickle holster.
I'm going to have to wear it more often. I've babied it.
Von

My FA around in a custom made drop for about ten years, never noticed the exposed trigger untill I looked at a picture of it the other day! Curious if cowboy action shooters are allowed an open trigger rig, not allowed at IPSC, IDPA, Plates, 3 gun.

Really, you can access the trigger while it is still pointed at your foot!!
None of the self defense holsters allow this, and we don't consider them slow, plus they have a heavier DA trigger than a cocked SAA.
Oh well, just an observation.
Hope whoever bought it enjoys it!!!

I don't carry it cocked. That would be a mistake for sure!

Folks habitually carried their SA sixguns with the hammer down on an empty chamber back in those days, there was no danger whatsoever in having the trigger exposed......What a cool old hogleg.....If it could only talk!

Thanks for sharing.

That's weird. I was born there. Talk about seven degrees.lol.but that is a nice looking 110 year old SIngle Action!

THE GUN SHOWN WAS ONE I SENT AL THEPITURES OF WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR ABUYER FOR A COWORKER WHO HAD INHERITED AND NEEDED TO SELL. T SOLD AT THE GUN SHOW IN SPOKANE THAT FOLLOWING WEEKEND WITHIN 10 MINUTES.
THIS HOLSTER THAT SEEMSTO BE CAUSIN A RUCUS WAS A WORKING MAN'S RIG. IT HAD A GOOD HAMMR THONG AND AS OTHERSHAVE NOTEDTHESE SAA's WERE CRRIED WITH 5 ROUNDS AND WAS PERFECTLY SAFE. IT WAS QUICK TO GET INTO ACTION AND SAW A LOT OF USE.

I am just an oldster who has many holsters and I don't think any of mine cover the trigger. Aside from the "5" in the cylinder for the SA's I routinely carried my 45 ACP cocked and locked and never shot my foot. I am amazed that in this modern age we are all so afraid of our weapons. I think a lot of the hysteria is the way guns are portrayed and viewed as having lives of their own and the ability to fire themselves when left out in the open. I have no problem being safe and if a covered trigger holster is your choice or required in a meet, so be it. I will keep my holsters as is. Chris

Chris....I RESPECTFULLY AGREE WITH ALL YOU SAID. I HAVE CARRIED A 1911 DAILY SINCE I WAS 25 AND HAVE TRIED AND OWN AT LEAST 10 HOLSTERS FOR THEM. FOR CONCEALED CARRY I USE A KRAMER VERSION OF THE SUMMER SLIDE AND CARRY COCKED AND LOCKED AND THE TRIGGGER IS EXPOSED WITH NO SECUREMENT STRAP. ALL MY 1911's (SOME WHICH CAME WITH AMBI-SAFETIES) ARE EQUIPPED WITH LEFT SIDE ONLY TEARDROP STYLE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE SWIPE OFF DURING CARRY. THE SAMECAN NOT BE SAID OF EXTENDED OR ESPECIALLY EXTENDED AMBIDEXTRIOUS SAFETIES. I NOW HAVE A 34 YEAR SAFETY RECORD WITH ALL MY 1911'S AND 52 YEARS OF SAFE GUN HANLING AND INSTUCTING YOUNGSTERS AND OLDSTERS ALIKE AND AM PROUD TO SAY NONE OF WHO I HAVE INSTRUCTED HAVEHAD A FIREARMS ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT!

That is in better shape than the one I will be "working on".  Envy is showing.
 
I had a big debate with someone over the "exposed trigger guard issue". I am relatively sure, that if they were such a hazard to health, in our sue-crazy society, companies like the old Bianchi, Safariland, etc would have dropped them years ago. The guy attempted to say that a DA revolver, with a strap over the hammer could be discharged by a tree branch or some such. There are a lot of things that could "theoretically" happen with anything. If I wanted to worry that much, I'd never leave the safety of the couch. 

All one really has to do islook at a Tom Threepersons, Lawrence 120 or my newest one which I had on today and is about 42 years young which is a Bianchi #1 Lawman all have exposed triggers. I wear it driving out here in the boonies with five in the cylinder and six in my slide incase some errant coyote gets in my way. It carries my Blackhawk .45 colt with 4 5/8 barrel safely and comfortably in my Jeep TJ (oddly named Nellybelle). It will shoot better than these eyes see so most of those dogs are safe.

Jack   I'm late on this thread, but that's a great old six-gun & the serial # dates it solidly in the smokeless powder era. I'm told, & I think some have written that you can fit a .38WCF cylinder to the .41s & get them shooting cartridges that are a bit easier to reload.
Thanks for Sharing.
Frank
Almost forgot, is the holster marked with the makers cartouche? It looks like it's been used a bit & should be a peice of history in it's own rite.
FV

This isa long time gettin back to someone but I have been layed up eith some hand surgry and not doin a ton of writing. There was a cartouche and the name escapes me but it was a local harness shop from around this Eastern Washington / Idaho panhandle region.
On another holster note, I scored a Eubanks holster in excellent shape at a yard sale for a about $3.00 this summer for a 1911 and have dated it to about mid 1930's. It will be a great one for 'Wild Bunch' competition.

Horstrader,
Sorry to hear you've been laid up. Hope the healing is going well.
That's a nice old Colt & well within the smokeless serial # range.
The holster is very interesting too, it's too bad some of this older equipment can't talk.
Frank

Yeah, it came from a friend and I could not afford to keep. I sold it and he paid me well for selling.  wish it could have talked. Many do not realize the western history up in this neck of the woods.