Zookeper Holsters: Show off your CB Leather!
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The progression of CB leather works.
Few of CB's holsters I collected over last few years. Please forgive my utter lack of picture taking skills...
From right to left (sorry, didn't realize I put them in wrong order...)
P239 in grey elephant trim. This was the first commercially available holster from CB.
P229 in grey elephant trim.
P239 slimmer, newer design in full grey elephant trim.
P228R in full charcoal elephant trim. My personal favorite.
P220ST in full black shark trim.
P225 in full black shark trim.
couple of mag holders.
P220 22lr threaded barrel to add tacticool-ness to pic, since threaded barrels of P220ST and P228R are not visible in pic.
Few of CB's holsters I collected over last few years. Please forgive my utter lack of picture taking skills...
From right to left (sorry, didn't realize I put them in wrong order...)
P239 in grey elephant trim. This was the first commercially available holster from CB.
P229 in grey elephant trim.
P239 slimmer, newer design in full grey elephant trim.
P228R in full charcoal elephant trim. My personal favorite.
P220ST in full black shark trim.
P225 in full black shark trim.
couple of mag holders.
P220 22lr threaded barrel to add tacticool-ness to pic, since threaded barrels of P220ST and P228R are not visible in pic.
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Forgot to add few small leather items along with this one. Wife's STI in black sting ray.
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I think yer tied with ookoshi for number of holsters... LolFew of CB's holsters I collected over last few years. Please forgive my utter lack of picture taking skills...
From right to left (sorry, didn't realize I put them in wrong order...)
P239 in grey elephant trim. This was the first commercially available holster from CB.
P229 in grey elephant trim.
P239 slimmer, newer design in full grey elephant trim.
P228R in full charcoal elephant trim. My personal favorite.
P220ST in full black shark trim.
P225 in full black shark trim.
couple of mag holders.
P220 22lr threaded barrel to add tacticool-ness to pic, since threaded barrels of P220ST and P228R are not visible in pic.
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OK, folks, I decided to "come out of the closet" just a little and post some photos of some of my .45's that are carried in Chuck's holsters. Some of them are for "Bar-B-Que" gun events and others (the commander sized Cane Toad) are worn daily.
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Top left is an Ed Brown 4 1/4" Cobra Carry in Horsehide and Cane Toad with the matching mag holder just below it.
Just to the right is an STI 3" Shadow in Horsehide and Tegu Lizard with the matching mag holder just above it.
Top right is a Custom 3 1/2" Colt LW Officers model by Jim Stroh in Horsehide and Shark with the matching single mag holder just below
Center left is a Les Baer 5" Boss in Horsehide and Elephant with the matching mag holder just below.
Center is a Les Baer 5" 1911-2011 Centennial with Ivory grips in Cowhide and Bone Stingray.
To the far right is a Les Baer Premier II in Cowhide and Bone Stingray but a Wilson Supergrade stocked in Ivory with hopefully replace that one soon.
The bottom pistol is an Ed Brown Signature Edition wearing Ivory Double Diamond grips in Cowhide and Bone Ivory.
The mag holder just to the left of that will work with any of the Bone Stingray holsters and was meant to look like a set of double diamond 1911 grips.
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Just to give you a better idea with the poor camera that I took these with, here is a close up of my Bar-b-que gun in what I think is one of the finest holsters that Chuck has made. It complements the pistol perfectly with each line of stingray getting progressively smaller with the bead size in the hide as the insert size gets smaller.
His attention to detail is great and I love it when people ask about them. My biggest problem is that I don't have near enough holsters to go around and will be ordering some more next year....
Top left is an Ed Brown 4 1/4" Cobra Carry in Horsehide and Cane Toad with the matching mag holder just below it.
Just to the right is an STI 3" Shadow in Horsehide and Tegu Lizard with the matching mag holder just above it.
Top right is a Custom 3 1/2" Colt LW Officers model by Jim Stroh in Horsehide and Shark with the matching single mag holder just below
Center left is a Les Baer 5" Boss in Horsehide and Elephant with the matching mag holder just below.
Center is a Les Baer 5" 1911-2011 Centennial with Ivory grips in Cowhide and Bone Stingray.
To the far right is a Les Baer Premier II in Cowhide and Bone Stingray but a Wilson Supergrade stocked in Ivory with hopefully replace that one soon.
The bottom pistol is an Ed Brown Signature Edition wearing Ivory Double Diamond grips in Cowhide and Bone Ivory.
The mag holder just to the left of that will work with any of the Bone Stingray holsters and was meant to look like a set of double diamond 1911 grips.
Just to give you a better idea with the poor camera that I took these with, here is a close up of my Bar-b-que gun in what I think is one of the finest holsters that Chuck has made. It complements the pistol perfectly with each line of stingray getting progressively smaller with the bead size in the hide as the insert size gets smaller.
His attention to detail is great and I love it when people ask about them. My biggest problem is that I don't have near enough holsters to go around and will be ordering some more next year....
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I tried loading the jpg file you have in the post but it was declined by the hosting site. It said that I must log-in to see the picture. I think that is what has happened. You can see it but the rest of us can't. Can you host it on a different site?
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I can't see it. I can see it on my cell phone but not here on my home pc
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I could see them the other day when you posted but I can't now. It has to be something happening where you have them posted, the link to the hosting site is busted, at least that is what I believe:???::???::???::???:![]()
More great solid work by a good solid man...thanks zk
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My first Zookeeper holster. The picture doesn't do it justice. It looks much better in person. Such fine craftsmanship. The belt straps are made from cognac ostrich leg. The medallion inlay has my initials N.E.W. carved into it. The lettering in the pattern is raised with a recessed textured background. The pattern came from a Zippo lighter that my grandfather (who has the same name as me) had made in Iran in the 1950s while he was stationed there in the Army. Chuck did an unbelievable job of recreating the pattern on the medallion. When I sent him the picture of the lighter, I never imagined it would turn out as beautifully as it did.
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I have a zookeeper holster in the process of being made now for my sr1911 night watchman. I am so stoked for this holster!
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thanks for the compliments, means a lot when it comes from a pro.Chuck,
Your hand stitching is as good as any of my sewing machine work. Your corners and straight lines are right on the mark.
Your work is outstanding...
The only thing I could say is "my hands are not as sore as yours".
after saddle stitching almost daily for 4+ years now i guess my hands have callused up or something because it really doesn't bother me much anymore unless i'm sewing through a bunch of gator, ray or elephant. i still get blisters sometimes from the burnishing if i have a few pieces to do at a time, i don't think that will change.
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