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Holsters were made by a tremendous variety of companies. Tex Tan made holsters in the beginning for Nichols Industries, but there were lots of others.

And then there were the private people who made holsters sets (and still do!) for the various sizes and styles of Cap Guns. To this day many private individuals restore holsters that were famous in their day and also these same artisans create new designs.

So it gets complicated. We will do our best to list some of the finer holsters and holster sets—sometimes with the guns and sometimes without. We hope that you will send in some of your favorite photos.
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Roy Rogers Holster Set Reproduction
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(2 separate sets as they are different heights and widths)
This detailed reproduction of one of the fanciest Roy Rogers holster sets from the fifties, carefully crafted to duplicate the original as closely as possible using the Double R spots and imprinted with the King of the Cowboys name on belt and Double R Bar logo on each holster just as on the original. This was made by Roy Evans.

Many thanks to Toby O'Brien



Random Holster Sets
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Here we have a bunch of holster sets in no particular order and I wish I had explanations about all of these, but I don't. There were lots of holster sets made out there and some of them can't even be idenfitied.



Dale Evans Double Holster Set
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Here we have a really beautiful double holster set in burgundy, dedicated to the "Queen of the West," Dale Evans. Dale "talked the talk," but also "walked the walk." Her life was exemplary to all of us. She and Roy gave and gave and gave. They had a HUGE family as their love seemed to have no bounds. As it says in the book of James, "...and I will shew thee my faith by my works." Well, that sort of sums up the lives of Dale and Roy.

Many thanks to Roy Steunenberg!



Here are a couple of sets from Tom Janes that are really first rate!!! The top set is an original Roy Rogers set, but the lower set is one that is handmade by Tom. Surprisingly enough, there are quite a few people out there that are making custom holster sets, some generic and some are designed for a particular gun or hero.

Thanks to Tom Janes for these photos.


Here's the box from a Lasso 'Em Bill holster set from Keyston Brothers of San Francisco. The caption in the lower left corner of the box says, "Keeps 'em HAPPY HEALTHY and BIZZY" Did that generation know something we've forgotten?
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Thanks to Mike Rowe for these photos.


Johnny Ringo Holster Set
Guns ~ Leslie-Henry Marshals

A really nice set of holsters. Johnny Ringo. Supposedly a hero? Actually a Bad Guy.

So far I haven't been able to determine their origin. The Cap Guns are Leslie-Henry Marshalls.



Melvin G. Miller Co., Inc.
Gun ~ Nichols Stallion 45 MK-II

Brand New Old Stock never used from a toy show 25 years ago, and the man said that he had gotten it from a salesman that worked for the "Nichols Capgun Co." He said that Talley had 10 of these made for the top salesmen, made at the MelvIn G. Miller Co, Inc., Houston, Texas. You will notice that this holster allows for right-handed people or those "lucky" left-handed people—like me!

Photo by Ted Dietrich

Mattel Set

A nice holster with a Mattel Fanner 50 snug inside. These Cap Guns were extremely popular. And therefore I hated them. Just kidding!!! Hey, I was a little kid and thought they were competing with my Uncle Talley! These guns were actually terrific.

Photo thanks to Bill Corbett

Set From JM Toys
Another nice set of guns, holsters, cuffs and spurs from JM Toys. They were made by Jim Mills to Jim Manning's design. The holster is lined on the back with black felt, and the cuffs are lined with black leather.

The guns are Hubley Cowboys. They are nickel plated die-cast 12-inch cap guns that were copied from real Colt guns.
The plastic steerhead grips were also copied from Colt. The cap gun shoots roll caps and the cylinder revolves with each pull of the trigger. This cap gun comes in many different finishes—gold, nickel plated, dull or zinc, dark, metallic blue, black and satin grey. These guns also came in a "dummy" version that would not fire caps as some states at that time did not allow caps to be used. The dummy guns are more rare and valuable. The dummy guns had a different hammer design that would not strike the cap anvil and allow caps to be fired.

Submitted by Jim Manning of JM Cap Guns & Toys. Thanks!

Nichols Leather Holster Set
Guns ~ Nichols Blued Stallion 45 MK-II

Here's a nice leather holster set from Nichols.

The guns are some of the rarer blued Stallion 45 MK-IIs with wood grips.

Many thanks to Rich Hall for the photo.



Roy Rogers Holster Set
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Here is an incredible soft glove leather holster set. The Cap Guns pictured are George Schmidt guns, but my main interest here is the holster set and its gloves. They are simply magnificent. The studs and conchos are in amazing shape. These gloves are as heavy as welder's gloves and the heavy metal gold Double R Bar logo is very nice. This is a set you just don't see every day. However, they are preserved here for everybody to enjoy. Do you have photos like these of your favorite Cap Guns or Holsters? Let me know!

Many thanks for these photos to John R. Smith








Well lookee here. Kids used to strap Cap Guns to their bicycles! Amazing that we ever survived!

Many thanks to Rich Hall for the photo.


Daisy Holster Set
w/ Pony Boys
by Hubley/Gabriel
Daisy also made holsters and "stuffed" them with guns from other manufacturers. These are Pony Boys from the 1970s.

Thanks to Dwain Burkholder



Here's a very nice double Leslie-Henry Cap Gun/Double Holster set from Canada.

Photo Thanks To David Denton of The Antique Cowboy


Huge Adjustable Holster Set
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Here is a VERY nice double holster set that is adjustable with the center buckle. This one holds the larger guns and has lots of bells and whistles. You almost never see quality holsters for kids these days. I don't think a kid could possibly afford them these days!

Many thanks for these photos to Doug Hamilton!!!



Here is a Tex Tan holster outfit. Tex Tan made holsters and holster sets all of the way back to the early days of Pasadena. They were located in Yoakum, Texas and made some really fine quality stuff. The holster that you will see that was made for my dad on the home page of this website was made by Tex Tan. You will notice the "LWN" for Lewis W. Nichols that is worked into it.

Many thanks for this photo to Bob Garvey!


Holster Sets Restored by Red Nichols
These holster sets exhibit some of the finest workmanship you will see anywhere. The workmanship is by Red Nichols of Australia.

The top holster set is a very rare and hard to find Hubley 'Overland Trail' Holster Set.

The second set is a Carnell-Nichols 'Roundup' Holster Set, which has the Nichols bullet clips attached right on the gun belt and originally came with two Stallion 38s.

Photos furnished by Jim Turner via Red Nichols.

Trust Bob Garvey to have nothing but the finest Cap Guns and Holsters!
Here is a set and his description...
"2 Better Than Excellent Nichols Stallion 38 Cap Guns; a MINT, Unused, Black Russell Double Holster with 6 MINT Holster Bullets and Box plus 12 Two Piece Genuine Nichols Stallion Bullets in their Belt Clips. "

Photos furnished by Bob Garvey.



Quality Holsters w/ Stallion 38's
A quality set of holsters! Pristine felt backsides too!
Here we have a modern double holster set made by some craftsman that I don't know. I do recognize the Cap Guns, however, as they are Stallion 38's. Notice that the backs are lined with a soft red felt. The workmanship of these is just about as good as you can get. The insets on the left photo show the buckle assembly and the combination of fake and "real" Nichols bullets that came with this set that was sold online.

Thank You Bob Garvey For Your Photos!



Double Nichols Cowhand Set
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This is a double Nichols Cowhand set that reminds me of the holster on the cover of this website that was made by Tex Tan for my father, Lewis W. Nichols. It seems that there is virtually no such thing these days as quality holsters being made—except by individual craftsmen. (and Cowgirls!) But in the old days, it was quite common to see something that was so...FANCY!

Photos by Rich Hall




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