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October 26, 2014
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Howdy, everybody. First post, so I'll get the stupid new-guy question out of the way. I've been given a 15-2 in the original box, and the paperwork with it says April 1977. Here's my question.
I really want to find a high quality leather holster (I prefer smooth leather lined) for the firearm for the 6" barrel.
What do you find folks use?
I've looked through every major holster I can find, and have even called several of them, and no one has a mold for this specific model, but they are asking me which Smith & Wesson 6" .357 it is the same size as. Does anyone know the answer to this?
I'm sure this has been asked and answered before, and I have tried to search the forum, but am not finding the info I'm looking for. Thank in advance for any help you can give me.
December 26, 2013
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try galco gunleather as for what model smith and wesson to compare with 66, 586, 686 k/L frame
October 26, 2014
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December 26, 2013
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February 16, 2013
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Welcome. Would you mind giving us a serial number? The date of the original papers which is April 1977 would be very helpful to those of us who are not lucky enough to have original papers for our 15-2's. Veterans of this forum - is that cool to ask? I know people leave of the last number or two for the serial numbers.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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Butch Oneal said
Welcome. Would you mind giving us a serial number? The date of the original papers which is April 1977 would be very helpful to those of us who are not lucky enough to have original papers for our 15-2's. Veterans of this forum - is that cool to ask? I know people leave of the last number or two for the serial numbers.
I'd be happy to include this gun in our Registry, I would prefer to have the whole number and "X" out the last digit in the Registry
https://www.danwessonforum.com/serial-number-registry/
Steve
ps: I've never understood the concern with listing the full number, but I would respect the owners preference. I post WAY too many pictures of my guns in too many places to worry about the S/N
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October 26, 2014
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Butch and Steve,
Thanks for the warm welcome. I've never understand the hesitancy to post serial numbers either, so here you go... Steve, I'd be honored to include mine in the registry if it will help you or anyone else.
100786
The letter was dated April 1, 1977.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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Thanks, that number is very clearly in the 1977 range, every entry we get in the S/N Registry is important, there is no other data available.
Steve
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
February 16, 2013
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Thank you. I have one with 97228 s.n. Have no idea when first bought as I picked it up six years ago at a show.
February 21, 2011
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Believe it or not it depends on the barrel quite a lot.
I have a 15-2 with the 6" Vent Heavy & although everyone says a model for a 6" python will fit I haven't found this true because of the DW's much squarer under-lug.
Personally I've found those listed for the 6" 686 "L" frame a much better fit.
I don't know if you're thinking concealed or not but this is my preferred rig for when I carry. Mainly I carry only when alone in the woods & so on, so it may not be suitable for urban CC.
Holster is a Bianchi #5BHL "Large Rev S&W" & the speed-loader carriers are Gould & Goodrich B494s. I like them because the speed-loader sits astride the belt top with 3 rounds inside & 3 outside, a slimmer fit for revolver speedloaders than the "hang on front of the belt style.
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October 26, 2014
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I've actually found a really good holster maker on "Etsy" of all places. A local guy was a fellow customer at a retail store I went into yesterday, and I saw his holster beneath his coat - he was carrying a SW 686 with a 6" barrel. So, I approached him and politely complimented his holster, and he grinned and told me all about it.
Etsy is an online retail place where independent crafts makers post their wares for sale. It's mostly folks that sell arts & craft type of things (i.e., the kind of site my wife would LOVE), and so I was hesitant, but he told me to check this guy out who runs a little one-man holster making shop called "Tin Badge Leather".
So, I contacted the guy through the Etsy site, and he's legit. Almost 20 years of law enforcement experience, and he's been CC'ing since he was of age, so he knows a thing or two about a good holster. He's been making leather holsters for 10 years now, and just started selling them a few years ago.
TIN BADGE LEATHER WEBSITE (on Etsy)
Here's the best part.
He designs a 100% custom holster for your gun, your waistline, your body-type (I'm 6'4" and a generally big guy, and so he's making the cant appropriate for my frame for concealment, and he also wants to know your use (mine is EDC), and then you pick all the custom colors, exotics, tooling, etc... He then builds it in two weeks. Yep, no 14-week waiting line. As he builds it, he contacts you to double-check that he's making it just the way you like it. Once it's done, he sends you many detailed pictures of every angle of the holster you want.
Once it's finished, you have the right to walk away with zero money into it - simply based on appearance! if you just don't like it, he holds onto it and sells it to someone else, or simply uses it as showcase to show what he's capable of.
If you like the way it looks, he charges you a pre-determined amount that you agree on (and I found his price for a leather holster with ostrich dressing plus floral tooling on the leather parts to be VERY competitive), and then he sends you the holster. From there, you put your gun in it and try it out for up to seven days. If you wear it full a full week and find that it suits you, great - you're done.
If you don't like it at all, simply send it back at your shipping cost, and then he refunds your full amount.
If you like it, but don't love it, tell him what you want different, and he'll make the adjustments on the holster he's already made (such as removing the old belt loop and putting on a new belt loop for higher or lower belt posture) for no additional cost except shipping.
I have never run across a 100% custom holster maker that doesn't say "Hey, you ordered it this way, and you're stuck with it".
I'm excited to see how this turns out.
I encourage you click on the above link and see what he's capable of. Functional. Durable. And really sharp looking for a wide variety of personal styles.
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