Okay, it's not really as bad as all that.

I've been an Indiana Jones fan since I first saw the film in 1981.

Now, years later after being involved in the prop/costuming groups, and after meeting a guy at a local convention who has an Indy outfit, I decided to start looking into it again.

And over at the Indy Gear forums, somone posted a set of plans for Indy's pistol holster.

www.flugel.dk/holsterflat.jpg

And I went from there.

Now this holster design is for the 4" barrel Smith & Wesson revolver. Since I plan on getting a 6" Webley eventually, I added an additional 2.25" of length to the bottom of the holster.

Imagine the template is made out of leather...



Cutting it out after drawing on the backside of the leather. Also, remember to flip your template over... or you'll end up with a left handed holster!



Basic shape with belt loop...



Halfway on. Only took me an hour to figure out how to use the bloody sewing awl.



Belt loop and closure strap finished! I did a half-fast (say it... go ahead...)
job on the belt loop, but the next one I do will be better.



Hand punching all those holes will make anyone a brain eating zombie!



Holes... holes... holes...



All done! Sort of. I FUBARed the attachment of the brass closure post, busting the flat back of the post off, so I had to buy another one. Doh.



No, that's not Indy's stun gun from Stargate.





The plug was a PAIN to sew. But it worked out okay in the end.
The real Webley holsters all had that "drain hole" at the end.



It will hold a 6" revolver OR a solid AL cast Colt 1911. How's THAT for one size fits all?





And it's done!



All told I spent about $70 or so on the project.
Basically it went like this:

$12 - heavy duty titanium Fiskers scissors. (half off on sale!)
$15 - leather
$1 - Brass post
$4 - extra waxed thread
$16 - Sewing Awl kit
$9 - Rotory punch (for punching holes)
$9 - overstitcher (round spikey wheel used to pre-punch and space holes)

So Why did I make the holster rather than just buying a Webley holster off ePay for about $60? Because. That's why. The tools I consider an investment as they can be reused. I plan to make a holster for my wife as well eventually, so that just dropped the cost of the project to about $45 or so.

It took me a long time (frequent runs to the store looking for tools I KNEW I already owned... but couldn't find...) to complete, figure appx. 5.5 hours off and on. But now that I know what I'm doing with that sewing Awl... muahahahahahaha...

Indiana Russ

Well done Russ!

Doing things yourself always come with a feeling of satisfaction you can't buy.

Besides we should all learn to be more of "Costumers" and not so much of "Consumers".

Kevin

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"I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won."

Nice Rook. You might want to look at a stitch groover too to make your stitching lay flat (and looks better too).

I used to use a rotary hole punch but Ive since switch to a 'pricking' iron and a awl. Gives a really neat profrssional looking stitch.
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nah, never been a big fan of it myself. Would be a pretty easy thing to make though after doing this. That much is certain.

Russ

Awesome work, Indy. What's next?
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What's next?

(Cue Music by DEVO: Whip it!)

Based on the images supplied by a member at the scifihero.net forums, I spent an hour or so making
up my whip holder and DAMN it works well!!

I neglected to take any pics of the building process
(bad, bad Russ...) so you'll just have to imagine how
it came togeather...

Most people use the plastic/"faux ivory" bead thing for the
roller. To me, the bead just didn't seem to fit Indy. While
hunting for a piece of brass/copper pipe I found a bronze
bearing at the local hardware store. It has rounded edges so I
don't have to worry too much about it cutting through the
leather straps. I've been told that the metals (Brass/bronze/copper) to change the color of the leather, so we'll see how this holds up.











And me, with my new US Wings indy jacket ($79 on sale!), holster and whip. Ignore the pirate shirt.



And I finally got the mother of all whip cracks out of that thing! Sounded like someone shooting off a shotgun! Sweeeeet! Neighbors prolly thing I'm REALLY crazy now. As if walking around the back yard carrying a P90 or G36 wouldn't do it first.

Russ

Great job man! Leather work is tres cool. Something I've always wanted to get into...but never have. Perhaps you have inspired me.
Chris

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very nice work Russ, just seen this thread. You plan on making the whole Indy cosutme I take it?

Darren

Nah, he's just gonna wear the belt, whip and holster at Dragon...and nothing else:shock:
Chris

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Well from what I've seen of DragonCon it wouldn't surprise me

Darren

LOL! yeah, I've been a fan of the films since first seeing Raiders in 1981. Conned Grandma Johnson into taking my sister and I.

Right now I have a US Wings jacket which is similar to the Wested jackets used in the film. My craptastic fedora I've had since 1985-86, a pair of Sketchers boots that are a close enough copy of the Alden Indy shoes, my whip, pistol holster and I have a MK VII bag (British gas mask bag) just awaiting a proper strap. After that I just need a proper shirt and pair of pants.

I also have a resin copy of the gold idol from the beginning of raiders, and a map to the temple that was drawn up by an RPF member. I finally (2 years later) printed it off and aged it. Came out pretty decent I think.





Russ
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Rook, that is awesome. I grew up with those films too. You have to bring that costume to Dragon with the props (at least the idol).
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