The pistol buckets are quite rare. They came from an estate sale in the St. Louis area many years ago. They are made to be worn on the person, not as saddle gear. The guns that fit them would be a box lock, 8" screw barrel. This has been determined by the impressions made by the guns and the length of the holster. The workmanship is impeccable, it is obvious to me that the maker was very experienced. The condition of the leather is excellent, considering they are at least 200 years old, (perhaps a few generations older?) Some might say that the condition is too good for them to have such age but leather, if properly cared for and kept in ideal conditions can survive more than 400 years. (thousands of years as in Egyptian tomb relics!) Anybody out there have a brace of 8" Queen Anne screw barrels? I'd love to take a photo of them in these pistol buckets. S.L.
Photos by Jan Riser.
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