Comments on: Gear Review: Alien Gear’s Rapid Force Dynamic Drop Leg Holster Rig

By: .40 cal Booger

.40 cal Booger — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:09:56 +0000

In reply to Darkman. yes, they did. But it looked better on Wayne and the style actually fit his 'character persona' and looked 'natural and inherent'.

By: Darkman

Darkman — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:55:19 +0000

In reply to .40 cal Booger. Many gunfighters in the old westerns wore the gun in this fashion. Low under the waste line and canted in favor of the gun hand. They did so to precipitate a faster draw as it allowed the gun to clear the holster sooner. Most everyone in todays fast draw competitions wear their guns similarly for the same reason.

By: .40 cal Booger

.40 cal Booger — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:07:33 +0000

In reply to .40 cal Booger. there it is... thanks

By: .40 cal Booger

.40 cal Booger — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:40:04 +0000

Can ya get my comment out of moderation

By: .40 cal Booger

.40 cal Booger — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:39:21 +0000

John Wayne used a few different holsters during his ‘western’ movie career. In his very early western movies he used a holster that was just what ever the prop department had. But later decided on having a sort of signature holster type that was his favorite style called ‘half breed’ which was realized with what the prop department called ‘holster #44’ – and when pared with gun belts he liked the combination of gun belt and holster was referred to as the ‘holster #44 Outfit’. Later a company called ‘El Paso Saddlery’ made a custom rig for Wayne for use in the 1976 movie ‘The Shootist’ – it was a holster in his favorite style on a 2 1/2 inch wide ‘money belt’ style gun belt they called the ‘#44 Outfit’ (and it also became known as The Shootist Rig’) – they still make that today for the public market > https://epsaddlery.com/product/44-outfit-holster-and-belt/.

He wore his holsters on a belt that was canted to his right side where it was either on the hip bone or slightly below it (the waist is above the hip bone). This gave the appearance that the holster was more down on his upper thigh. Here is what this style of wear looked like > https://pictures.gunauction.com/626/17276263/eldor2.jpg (note: the pic shows the rig he wore for the movie ‘El Dorodo’, but to show the way he wore his gun belts…this rig became known as ‘The El Dorodo Rig’)