HDS Systems EDC Holsters # 1

[Hogokansatsukan]

 

[Cerealand]

Do you have any tank stamp(s)?

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

Do you have any tank stamp(s)?

No tanks. 3 different choppers though (flying kind not 2 wheel kind)

 

[slumber]

Hogo, yous a bad ....! I havn't sampled your work yet, but you bring an artistic side to the world of carrying the best with the best! Between you and Henry, you complete the execution of design and use! Thanks ese!

One word deleted....Bill

 

[INFRNL]

I just want to say.... These holsters look killer in the pics, but they sre a whole nother level when you get to look at them up close and personal.

Finally got home for a day and just took a quick peek at my holsters....simply amazing! Thanks Dan...

can't wait to get the time to complete my image for my own stamp and have some things made.

Will try to post a pic of the group later, even though they have all been seen before.

Thanks for also sending the swatch of stingray! It is a much nicer material in person compared to the pics. When light hits it at different angles, it's pretty unique.

 

[doctordun]

No tanks. 3 different choppers though (flying kind not 2 wheel kind)

I'm a former Vietnam Army helicopter pilot. Would love to see what you have.

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

I'm a former Vietnam Army helicopter pilot. Would love to see what you have.

Here are the ones I have that may apply... What did you fly?
for reference, the choppers are just about 3 inches long.

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

Thanks for also sending the swatch of stingray! It is a much nicer material in person compared to the pics. When light hits it at different angles, it's pretty unique.

Stingray is an interesting material. Tough as nails. The little bumps are calcium deposits. Cat can't scratch the stuff. Royal pain to work with but makes a holster that will never wear out.

 

[INFRNL]

After going back through this thread, I'm thinking i will eventually want to try one of those inside deep carry pocket holsters and the horizontal belt carry holsters.

Both are great alternate options

 

[thermal guy]

If he was in Vietnam it's the middle one😊

 

[Modernflame]

After going back through this thread, I'm thinking i will eventually want to try one of those inside deep carry pocket holsters and the horizontal belt carry holsters.

Both are great alternate options

Yeah, once you get custom leather, nothing else will do. Your days of sporting plastic holsters are over, sir. My first leather holster had the same effect on me as my first HDS. The search is over. Once I get the flavors I need, I'm content to stop buying.

I still want one more holster, perhaps a horizontal belt carry with a celtic theme.

 

[Johnnyh]

Stingray is an interesting material. Tough as nails. The little bumps are calcium deposits. Cat can't scratch the stuff. Royal pain to work with but makes a holster that will never wear out.

I'll testify to that. I've had my dark green stingray holster hanging on my belt for three weeks or so banging around all over the place and it has incurred ZERO scratches, marks, blemishes etc. The stuff is like armor!

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

If he was in Vietnam it's the middle one

All 3 were used in Nam.
Top: OH-6A Cayuse
Middle: Bell UH-1 Iroquois "Huey"
Bottom: Bell AH-1 Cobra

 

[thermal guy]

All 3 were used in Nam.
Top: OH-6A Cayuse
Middle: Bell UH-1 Iroquois "Huey"
Bottom: Bell AH-1 Cobra

! You are right my friend. I had no idea the cobra has been around that long. But I drove tanks so what do I know.

 

[INFRNL]

I forgot to mention...lined holsters are the way to go. Maybe i just love the soft feel, but it's definitely a nice add on

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

Smaug. Lined with olive deer skin.
One large green tritium vial for both eyes.

 

[doctordun]

Here are the ones I have that may apply... What did you fly?
for reference, the choppers are just about 3 inches long.

I flew all three, but the Huey in the middle was my primary. Not sure how a 3" stamp would work on an HDS holster.

Regarding the stingray holster, Hogo made me one and it is absolutely beautiful.

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

I flew all three, but the Huey in the middle was my primary. Not sure how a 3" stamp would work on an HDS holster.

Regarding the stingray holster, Hogo made me one and it is absolutely beautiful.

The front piece of the holster is about 3.25 inches wide (the part that wraps around the light) so the chopper might be a bit "cramped" but maybe angle the stamp forward... I was in a chopper once... I would highly recommend NOT having 2 VERY large beers beforehand. It was in Hawaii and I just wanted the pilot to set me down on Mauna Loa and I would walk back on the molten lava.

On a side note, Henry is helicopter pilot. Just another thing I won't do with him like caving. He doesn't own one though.

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

Horizontal carry. Eagle with white tritium eye...

 

[RCS1300]

Horizontal carry. Eagle with white tritium eye...

Very nice! With the finger cut-outs, how easy is it to quickly draw the light with one hand? 1.5" gun belt loop?