tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post2863370976226057721..comments2024-03-28T21:31:47.191-04:00Comments on The Abode of McThag: What Would Sergeant Smith DoAngus McThaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-54349599016104455912021-02-11T16:13:02.116-05:002021-02-11T16:13:02.116-05:00We bought two of these holsters. One to do the fi...We bought two of these holsters. One to do the field expedient flap removal, one to "do right".<br /><br />Stay tuned!Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-3486879425014907182021-02-11T13:29:17.421-05:002021-02-11T13:29:17.421-05:00Pity.
For a few bucks worth of parts (leather belt...Pity.<br />For a few bucks worth of parts (leather belt piece/scrap, Chicago screw(s)/rivets, both obtainable at Hobby Lobby or Tandy Leather IRL or online), and about 15 minutes' careful work, one could have appended a flap strap extension that would have secured and protected the piece, and Chicago screws and breakable loc-tite leave the opportunity to remove the add-on in about a minute if necessary.<br /><br />As is, you could still mount an add-on retention strap now (probably need to anchor it around the back side now), albeit needing a longer bit of leather, and secure the piece using the remaining OE brass button. A bit kludgier, but still do-able and serviceable. It'd look almost original.<br /><br />Leather holsters were the original gun-Lego long before ARs came along, and with a couple of tools and some creative planning one could and can do almost anything, if so inclined.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.com