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5 Shot Leather Wins Best Holster – Un-Tooled at World Leather Debut 2016
Holster maker John Ralston, who you may know from 5 Shot Leather, is a wiz with leather and he has the hardware to prove it. He took first AND second place in the Holster – Un-Tooled Category at the World Leather Debut this year. The winning holster, one of his LFA-1 models, received a perfect score from the event judges.
Here is what he had to say about the holster:
This is my model LFA-1, and is made for a 5″ 1911. The amount of time and work that went into this one was staggering. Keeping the black from the lining and edging off of the natural leather was a full time job in itself! The white stitching compliments both the lining and the body of this piece. The black edging adds a nice frame to all of the components. The hardware was burried in order to leave a clean and uncluttered appearance.
The clean, simple beauty of this holster belies the technical skill that went into crafting it. It sold yesterday via the 5 Shot leather Facebook page for $450 and was worth every penny.
Craftsmanship is alive and well.
OV Innovations Teeter Pouch
There are already tons of bottle pouches on the market but sometimes the best way to take a fresh look at an existing product is to tear it down to its most basic form. By stripping it down and removing clutter, you often introduce versatility, allowing the end user to explore their own applications. That is exactly what OV Innovations did with their Teeter Pouch – a minimalist, MOLLE compatible bottle pouch with a ton of uses.
The Teeter Pouch is made from FirstSpear’s proprietary 6/12 fabric which is lightweight but very durable. The “pouch” consists of a single panel of material that can be secured to as few as 2 columns and 4 rows of PALS webbing via shockcord that is woven into the PALS webbing itself. The design is so minimalist that the surface the Teeter is attached to serves as the “back” of the pouch and it can be collapsed completely flat when not in use.
This design gives the Teeter Pouch a tremendous amount of adjustability so that it can secure a wide variety of items in addition to the water bottles it is designed to hold. OV Innovations states that it can even serve as a “beaver tail” if attached to the front panel of a pack.
I suspect people will find all sorts of ways to used these pouches. Check out the Teeter Pouch at OV Innovations.
Bladerigs Leatherman Wave OWB Pouch
Bladerigs created a very slick Leatherman Wave sheath for a friend and it turned out so well that they are offering it for sale. The sheath is unique in that it can hold the multitool whether it is open or closed! It can even secure the tool via a soft loop with snap in either position. That is slick and very, very handy.
The sheath includes a large Tek-Lok to attach it to your belt/gear. Check out the Leatherman Wave OWB Pouch at Bladerigs.
Exotac Titanium nanoSTRIKER XL
If you asked to see my keychain right now, you would find an Exotac nanoSTRIKER and it has been that way for the last 5+ years. I have reviewed the nanoSTRIKER here on JTT. It is an excellent fire starter and while the standard version is pretty cool, a special edition titanium version is hard to resist.
Exotac machined a limited number of Titanium nanoSTRIKER XLs and they are currently only available at Massdrop. You may not be familiar with how Massdrop works but you should be because it is a neat site. Basically, it allows people to band together to combine their buying power to receive a mass purchase discount by pledging to purchase a specific item. They have items in several special interest categories including every day carry. The items offered there tend to ooze style which is why a special titanium edition of the nanoSTRIKER XL is a good fit.
You can check out the limited edition Titanium nanoSTRIKER XL at Massdrop (you’ll have to log in to view it).