Vintage Bill Rogers Holster ?

[comp7713c]

I saw this holster on e-Bay and was wondering if anyone could give me any history on it?

Link to Holster

I know that Bill Rogers did small runs of holsters back in the 80’s and they were considered to be way ahead of there time.

[Bill Nesbitt]

This was one of the hot setups during the 80s. Two thicknesses of leather with plastic sandwiched in between. Might have been one of the earliest plastic holsters.

I have one for a 5 inch 1911 that says Plaxco World Speed Model on the front in ink like that one. I have one for a 6 inch 1911 that has the Rogers logo impressed into the leather on the back.

The holster wars were going on about the same time as the IPSC arms race.

[herky]

I have a K frame revolver holster with Rogers embossed on the back. Looks to me like the Daddy of a Safariland 002. Picked it out of a used holster bin sometime in the late 80's, still the only revolver holster I have.

[outerlimits]

here's a couple from the day...

one was for a plaxco comp 38 super, the shorter one for a 5" commander. i think rosie rosel did them both for me...

[chirpy]

I have 2 of the 5" models that I still use for 1911's (close to 30 years old). They are appendix or crossdraw (which was quite popular back then). When Safariland bought him out the material came to be known as Safarilaminate (sp). J. Michael Plaxco was one of the top guns back then. Rogers also made a straight drop holster endorsed, used and named for Ken Hakathorn (sp). Just a side note...Rogers was in on the ground floor of the original Wilson 8 rd. mags. as was Ken and the Novak rear sight.

FWIW

Richard

[comp7713c]

Thanks for the info guys. Sounds like this IS a somewhat Rare holster. Maybe I will try to pick it up.

[Aircooled6racer]

Hello: All of that old style leather is very cool. I have been looking at Ernie Hill stuff for a while at Gunshows. I have not bought any yet but I am tempted Thanks, Eric

[latewatch]

I started with one of these Rogers Plaxco holsters when I started shooting IPSC in the early 80's. Then it was Ernie Hill and then Safariland and then Rescomp and now I mostly use a Blade Tech. Oops, almost forgot the Davis Holster I had in there sometime.

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Edited January 22, 2010 by latewatch

[TJ1911]

I'd pick it up if I were you. I've got a Rogers revolver holster (4-inch K/L frame) with the logo embossed on the back. I still use it sometimes. Had a Hackathorn model for my 1911; sold it to someone else at the club.

I like those old holsters-I've still got a Davis and an Ernie Hill along with the Rogers. I use a Wilson Practical now; never did get into Kydex.

I'll keep my Davis belt, even though it's too small-along with the holster, it's one of the early ones with "G. WM. DAVIS - MAKER" stamped into the leather, and no "horseshoe" style logo.

I had a Davis California Challenger for a while, too-sold it to a very nice lady at our club. I saw Gordon Davis wearing what probably was the prototype at a match in 1983.

Don't really need one, but I'd love to have a Sparks 1AT-another "classic" holster from back in the day.

[calishootr]

My first holster was a Bianchi ranger nylon holster, got tired of drawing up into my armpits, wanted one of them fast low cut race holsters back in the day...got an ernie hill fastrac, steel lined leather, heavy as hell, and with an appendix draw was a dog going prone on...moving on, got a jethro 'jet' holster/platform, kinda big and bulky, then into a whole series of safariland 007/008 et al's, had and sold an original rescomp(in lime green no less) and am now running a non holster(limcat) holster

[CallMaker]

I have a Bill Rogers 1911 holster from the past. Inside the waistband, made of some synthetic material with a plastic belt clip.

[idpassr]

I've got a Rogers H86 MD/FR, single strap, rough out IWB as described above. Here it is with my M64 3".