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MODEL 1881 HOLSTER, THIRD TYPE FOR THE M1873 COLT
& M1875 S&W REVOLVERS: Third Type, 1881
Pattern Holster as described in US Military Holsters
and Pistol Cartridge Boxes, Meadows, page 110,
manufactured with a belt loop slightly increased to
accommodate the woven cartridge belt. The condition of
this specimen is very good to excellent, with solid
stitching throughout and with all of the components
intact. The body is very solid and full form, with an
overall very good to excellent smooth, shiny surface to
the leather, and a plain, legible “US” embossed in the
oval. The holster flap bears a fully legible “Rock
Island Arsenal” cartouche, as well as inspector’s and
arsenal piece workers’ initials below the finial holes.
The loop is likewise very solid and the surface is
generally crazed but stable. The flap is generally
crazed, more pronounced as usual at the crest, but the
surface is very stable, not flaking, and all of the
arsenal stamps and initials are legible. There is a
small hole (approximately 1/8" in diameter) worn in the
body approximately 1 1/2" above the bottom plug, in the
position of, and likely due to, wear from the pistol's
front sight. Overall, this holster is a very attractive
specimen of one of the earlier scarcer and more
desirable variations of the Model 1881. (0713) $950
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