VINTAGE STANROY MFG CLAM SHELL LEATHER SWIVEL HOLSTER, S 44 / WORKS GREAT For Sale

VINTAGE STANROY MFG CLAM SHELL LEATHER SWIVEL HOLSTER, S 44 / WORKS GREAT

THIS IS AN INTERESTING HOLSTER AND THE ONE EVERYONE WANTS / OLDER ONE WITH BRASS FITTINGS / FOR A LARGE 44 REVOLVER

Somewhat of a novelty of a gun holster. In use from around the 1930's onward, its retention mechanism was a spring-loaded metal shell locked in place with a tiny hook. The push of a button through the trigger guard released the hook, would pop open the holster, and gave officers the ability to draw their weapons.

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The letter stampings on the backside of the belt loop are telling you it is for a 44 frame S&W with 6-1/2" long barrel; called an N frame by S&W and was also used for the .357 Magnum in that era. Is a 44 frame Stanroy rare? I wouldn't think so, it was the only frame for the popular .357 carried by Highway Patrolmen (one such S&W is even called the Highway Patrolman) until the mid 1950s when the smaller K frame Combat Magnum was introduced using new hardening tech that came out of WW2. These were 6" max and not 6.5" as yours is stamped. Red

Condition: VG++

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OFFICE IN RED TOP HOLSTER BOX / 27 / 5346