Coming very soon:

CUSTOM HOLSTERS AND SHEATHS

(This and all other pics on this page by Peter Mancus, Attorney At Law and going pro as a photographer on the side - pmancus@prodigy.net)

On the left is my Sifu 5.45" blade folding knife, on the left is a Charter Arms Undercover 2" barrel .38Spl snubby revolver.

These are the new "Mark4" design.  The belt/pants attachments are now separate pieces of BLACK kydex, of heavier .090 grade, on free-swinging swivel mounts!

First advantage: the belt/pants attachment bit is tougher.  One field user of a Mark2 reported breakage at the top fold over the edge of the pants; turns out .060grade kydex isn't tough enough at that critical point.

Second: while it's still quite stable, the entire holster/sheath can "flex" slightly as you sit.  Comfort has taken a big jump.

Third: the part of the holster that's exposed is now BLACK :).  Other colors will be available soon - I can get .090 grade in brown and tan, for example, for other belt/pants colors.  Might try and find blue, to match jeans.

Fourth: because the belt attachments swivel, you have greater freedom as to where you position it because you can swivel the attachments to "miss" a belt loop.  This is especially neat if you like pants with wider belt loops.

For pictures and descriptions of the older Mark2 sheaths/holsters, which may still be OK for smaller knives with blades of 4" or less, see also: http://www.ninehundred.com/~equalccw/holstersmark2.html - that page will give you addition pics and descriptions of how these are made.

<- all I did was yank the shirt ->

Pictured from top left: on the lid of the case is a finished "blank" ready to molded around a mid-sized gun (3" 1911, 2" to 3" revolver) - heat gun is on a pair of foam press pads used to mash hot kydex around the item being holsters.  On a pair of cookie plates is a bunch more kydex, an angle ruler, meat snips for cutting kydex, boxcutter, plus dremel tool and lots of polishing/cutting/drilling bits.

These sheaths and holsters seem "floppy" when you hold 'em in your hand with the gun or knife in there, but once in between you and your belt they tighten up and offer a fast yet secure draw, and one-handed re-holstering.  If you want faster draw, tuck your shirt behind the body of the holster/sheath and rely on a jacket or similar for cover.  At the office or similar deep-cover need, your shirt can be tucked the full depth of the holster or sheath over the weapon, for a "cover and forget it" sense of security - no more frequently checking your cover and giving away it's position to anybody observant.

Total time to build up a holster or sheath is in the half hour range at present.  That'll drop as I perfect better "standard blanks" made up at home before hitting the field.

I'm shooting for a target price of about $35 for a personally-fitted gun holster, between $25 and $30 for knife sheaths.  I may do magazine holders as well at some point.

This will NOT be a mail-order business, especially not at first.  I hope to have a series of gun shops, gun shows and shooting ranges where I'll make scheduled all-day appearances at throughout Northern California.  You come, you bring your gun (even weird stuff no other holstermaker supports!) or knife or whatever and I'll do it up :).  You'll take it home that same day.

Email me if you find this of interest: jmarch@prodigy.net