VINTAGE SHOULDER HOLSTER COLT SAA MAKER MARKED J. P. WROE TEXAS WESTERN HOLSTER

Description

This is a great shoulder holster from a Texas maker that is listed in the Texas Gazetteer in La Grange in 1882/1883. He is then listed in Burnett in 1884 through 1885. This may have been a second shop. He is listed in the Gazetteer as J. P. Wroe & Co. in La Grange. He was in La Grange in August 1908, where he filed a patent for a saddle tree bar and steel fork. The shoulder holster will fit the Colt Single Action 5 1/2” and has the bump outs to prove it. The makers mark is in the front center and reads “J. P. WROE MAKER” in an oval. The makers mark is a little light in places. One of the photos is the same mark from a different holster and shows what the makers mark originally looked like. The holster has a great basket weave design. The back of the holster is lined. There is a small hole at the toe on the back of the holster from wear. There is no missing or frayed stitching on the holster. The strap is very worn with repairs and barely holding on in one place. I’ll print a copy of the patent drawing and the 1882 ad from the La Grange Journal if the buyer requests.