“Jesse James” – Smith and Wesson American 3 Schofield Holster [SL-2022]

This is my interpretation of the “Jesse James” style holster he wore.

NOTE: Shown with an 8 inch barrel.

The U.S. Army adopted the .44 S&W American caliber Model 3 revolver in 1870, making it the first standard-issue, cartridge-firing revolver in US service. Most military pistols until that point were black powder cap-and-ball revolvers, which were (by comparison) slow, complicated, and susceptible to the effects of wet weather.

Many of the Model 3 Schofield revolvers served in the Indian Wars, with reports of them in use as late as the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War. Like the other Model 3s, they were also reportedly popular with lawmen and outlaws in the American West, and were reportedly used by Jesse James, Bob Ford (who used one to kill James),[6] John Wesley Hardin, Pat Garrett, Theodore Roosevelt, Virgil Earp, Billy the Kid, and many others. The S&W No. 3 revolver was famously used by Wyatt Earp during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral with the Clanton Gang.

This holster can be ordered for a 3-1/2 inch, 5 inch or 7 inch barrel length

This holster is made from 8-9 oz vegetable tanned leather. This is important because vegetable tanned leather will not tarnish your firearm as other methods of tanned leather are prone to do.

Unlined

100% veg tan leather
Props not included in sale

I hand make every one as they are ordered…one at a time the old fashioned way.

Please note: As these are made from natural range cattle hides, they may have various features such as barbed wire nicks, insect bites and if you are very luck – brands on the item.