The Old Trading Post 2004 Deadwood Wild Bill Gun Belt with Double Butt Forward / Cavalry Draw Holsters Set is one of our more popular Fast Draw Sets patterned after the 1940 through 1980 Arvo Ojala, Andy Anderson or Alfonso Pineda Fast Draw Hollywood Gun Belt and Holster Sets.
Our Leathersmith learned gun leather making at the Arvo Ojala Hollywood Fast Draw Shop through the 1970s he worked directly with all 3 of the men mentioned above. Just like the Fast Draw Hollywood Sets of 1940s through the 1980s, the holsters are reinforced to hold their rigidity with the constant drawing and re-holstering of a Revolver.
We make our Gun Belts and Holsters from Heavyweight Premium Grade U.S.A. Leather as most Old West Gun Leather was made from during the late 19th Century. The Double Loop Hollywood Fast Draw Holsters are leather lined and is also decorated with a handsome Double Brass Buckled leather loops to hold the holster sheath. The holster comes with a hammer thong to safely secure your revolver when holstered also a holster leg tie to secure the holster to your leg to keep it from moving around when you are on the move.
The Ranger Style 2004 Deadwood Wild Bill Gun Belt Style Gun Belt is 2 3/4 inches wide with a 1 1/2 inch billet strap which is secured with a 1 1/2 inch Brass Clipped Corner Belt Buckle. Our 2004 Deadwood Wild Bill Style Gun Belt is fully leather lined and is offered in your choice of style either a high rise ranger style gun belt or a drop loop gun belt where the holster hangs lower and worn like the gunslingers would have worn in Hollywood movies. We offer a variety of choices, for Single Action and Double Action revolver models in just about any caliber also we offer this fine 2004 Deadwood Wild Bill Style gun leather set in black, brown, saddle tan, and chestnut (reddish brown) leather colors.
Also, these Ranger 2004 Deadwood Wild Bill Style Gun Belts come with 20 to 24 Ammunition Loops at center back for large caliber ammunition. We also offer you choices of No Loops, .22 Caliber, .32 Caliber, .357 / .38 Caliber, .41 Caliber, .44 / .45 Caliber and .50 Caliber loop quantity is determined by caliber size of loops (other loop sizes available upon request). Our fully lined gun belts are made of 9-10 oz leather with smooth leather lining.
The Double Loop Cavalry Draw Holsters included in this 2004 Deadwood Wild Bill Style Cartridge Gun Belt and Holsters Set is a Hollywood Fast Draw Holster which is a rawhide reinforced Holster made to hold their rigidity with constant drawing and re-holstering of a Revolver. The holster is made of 2 pieces 5-6 oz leather nap sides laminated together, smooth in/smooth out, which creates a stronger holster that holds its shape better. High quality nylon thread is used for durability in the stitching and all of our leather products are double stitched.
Features:
- 100% custom-made to your specifications Premium Grade U.S.A. leathers
- Available in black, brown, saddle, tan, and chestnut colors.
- Hollywood Fast Draw Holster Design Double Buckle Holster Sheath Loop
- 1 1/2 Inch Stainless Steel Clipped Corner Belt Buckle 2 3/4 Inch Gun Belt
- Gun Belt and Holsters are leather lined.
- Available in waist sizes 26" to 44" also available for Larger Sizes 46"-60" add $35.00)
- Standard ammo loop calibers offered: (.22 Caliber, .32 Caliber, .357/.28 Caliber, .41 Caliber, .44/.45 Caliber, and .50 Caliber)
NOTE 1) WHEN ENTERING WAIST SIZE, PLEASE ENTER YOUR ACTUAL PANTS WAIST SIZE AND ALSO YOUR EXACT HIP MEASUREMENT, 2 INCHES BELOW THE BELT (WIDEST PART OF HIP). WE HAVE A FORMULA FOR CALCULATING YOUR PROPER GUN BELT SIZE THAT ALLOWS FOR IDEAL SIDE HANG AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR COMFORTABLE FIT OVER CLOTHING.
NOTE 2) MANY OF OUR WESTERN GUN HOLSTERS ARE CUSTOM MADE TO YOUR EXACT SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT. CUSTOM MADE ORDERS MAY REQUIRE 6-8 WEEKS BEFORE SHIPPING.
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Some Wild Bill Hickok Information:
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok’s proficiency with a pistol is well known, but there remains some confusion concerning how he used his weapons and which ones he actually used. Before and during Hickok’s lifetime (1837–1876), the most readily available firearms were cap-and-ball, or percussion. Wild Bill and his contemporaries generally carried their pistols—actually revolvers, or six-shooters, but often referred to as pistols—butt forward in a belt holster or scabbard.
This permitted either a cross draw or the reverse, or underhand, draw common to the Plains. In either case, the shooter grasps the revolver by the butt, slipping the thumb over the hammer spur and index finger into the trigger guard. As the gun clears the holster, it can be cocked, aimed and fired in one movement. The Colt Navy was Hickok’s favorite revolver although he owned and carried many other firearms as well. The Belt or Gun Belt appears to be a military issue belt and buckle which would make sense for that period between the 1850s and 1870s.
Actually named James Butler Hickok, he was born to abolitionist sympathizers in Illinois in 1837. Hickok's boyhood was typical of the era. In Huck Finn-fashion, he spent his days exploring prairie creek bottoms and wooded groves. He had an early fascination with firearms and became a successful hunter at a young age. By his teens, he was a crack shot with both revolver and rifle. At 18, Hickok headed west working jobs as a farmhand or teamster. In 1855, he joined the Kansas Free-State Militia in support of the abolitionist campaign against slavery during the Missouri-Kansas War. I
n 1855, he joined the Kansas Free-State Militia in support of the abolitionist campaign against slavery during the Missouri-Kansas War. When the war ended in 1856, he was elected to his first law enforcement job — constable of Monticello Township, Kan. — before he was old enough to vote. At 21, Hickok took a job driving a freight wagon between Independence, Mo., and Santa Fe, N.M. It was during this period that Jim Hickok became known as Bill Hickok, but the reason for the change is unknown.
As with most Western gunfighters, Hickok was a product of the Civil War. He was 24 in 1861 and had already killed one man and wounded two others defending his employer's family from outlaws. Rumors of the shooting spread and had Hickok killing as many as 10 men after endless retelling. It was the start of a reputation that would challenge him ever after. Although he never served as a soldier, Hickok excelled as a Union courier, scout and spy, adding to his fame by infiltrating Confederate forces.
His marksmanship, bravado and espionage abilities were highly regarded by the Union officers under whom he served. Still in his 20s and now called Wild Bill, he liked the celebrity and was emboldened by it. As chief of scouts under Maj. Gen. Samuel Curtis, he even dressed the part by wearing fringed-and-beaded buckskins. When the Civil War ended, Hickok drifted around the country like so many others in search of readjustment. He had no desire to work and was content to sleep until noon and gamble the night away in the Saloon Honky-Tonks and Bars.
He went to Springfield, Mo., where the lifestyle, excitement and gambling hall atmosphere appealed to him and where he could be the center of attention. Wild Bill Hickok's final curtain came down Aug. 2, 1876, when he was assassinated in a Deadwood saloon by Jack McCall, a cross-eyed saddle tramp whose greatest ambition was to become a famous gunfighter.
McCall shot Hickok in the back of the head as Wild Bill played poker with his back to the door—the only time he ever did play cards with his back to the door. His card hand, a pair of aces, a pair of eights, and a queen, has since been known as the "Dead Man's Hand" Aces over Eights. Wild Bill Hickok died at age 39, perhaps a ripe old age for a man of his profession. McCall was hung for his crime.
