The Milt Sparks 55BN is a premium cowhide leather outside-the-waistband (OWB) holster that mounts the firearm close to the body using both a stitched-on belt loop and a punched-out rear belt slot. Molded to fit a specific pistol, the 55BN also features a metal-reinforced mouth and an internal sight channel. (Photo by Joe Kurtenbach)
December 13, 2024
By Joe Kurtenbach
It’s difficult to review a leather holster without first mentioning the late, great Bruce Nelson, doubly so when the holster bears his initials. Competitor, cop, instructor, and pistol-shooting pioneer, Nelson was also a holster maker until his death in February 1995. Nelson learned the basics from gunleather-legend John Bianchi and built a small business. At the same time, Nelson was a career peace officer, worked as an instructor for Jeff Cooper at the American Pistol Institute (now Gunsite), and helped found the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). His real-world experience and proximity to the great combat pistol philosophers of the 1970s and...
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