Moore holster

[Ralph Heinz]

Some years ago I bought a CW holster I thought would fit my Beaumont Adams revolvers only to find that the front sight was too large and then I realized the holster was for a Moore revolver with a five inch barrel. I never did find a Moore revolver as I'm a long way from CW shows living in Washington state and I am no longer collecting at 81. What is interesting is that at the very bottom of the holster there is a small hole going through both sides with a small piece of leather thong still in the holes. Originally it would have been long enough to tie the holster down to the man's leg while riding. It probably belonged to an officer.

 

[Sivart]

That's a cool piece of history you've got there! It sounds like the holster you bought was meant for a Moore revolver with a 5-inch barrel, even though it didn't fit your Beaumont Adams. The small hole at the bottom with a leather thong is interesting too—it was probably used to tie the holster to a soldier's leg while riding to keep it from swinging around. This was common on officer's holsters back in the Civil War.

 

[Doublebarrel]

Very nice holster in great condition!

 

[JOHN42768]

Great piece of leather. D. Moore "Seven Shooter" A 4" Ser.411 & two 6" Ser.1040 &4543, but missing a 5"

 

[Ralph Heinz]

I found one Moore holster on a website later on and it was identical to the one I have pictured. I do have a holster for the Beaumont Adams revolver imported from England and mine is identical to a brown leather one shown on page 358 in The English Connection at the top of the page but mine is black leather.

In the large book, Commanders Of The Civil War on page 140-141 are a pair of Beaumont Adams revolvers with matching black leather holsters and identified as Midshipman's holsters and Beaumont Adams revolvers. I did find that the hammer on a Beaumont Adams revolver would not fit into the Moore holster even if the front sight was lower. I could see wear to the leather where the Moore's hammer left an imprint, and the Beaumont Adams hammer spur would have kept the flap from closing as it was longer.

Holsters didn't survive to become collector items like the revolvers did. The easiest to find are Federal issue holsters for Colt M1860 Army and 1851 Navy as those two were made in huge numbers compared to private purchased revolvers like the Moore which was made in far fewer numbers.

 

[Papabyrd]

I don't see any way to put this holster on a belt. has the belt loops ben removed? if not how was it carried ?

 

[JOHN42768]

I don't see any way to put this holster on a belt. has the belt loops ben removed? if not how was it carried ?

Look at second view down. You will see wide leather piece sewn on top of holster body forming a slot for belt.

 

[Papabyrd]

I see it now it conformed so close to the outlines if the holster it is hard to see.