MFP 2020
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I happened to see the thread (http://www.therpf.com/f45/just-got-prop-jaws-115405/) about the (possibly) actual screen-used belt a while back and remembered that I had a vintage duty belt and handcuff pouch in the garage that I'd bought for an unrelated project. Turns out the belt and pouch were correct as far as I could tell, so I decided to complete the set.
The belt is marked CLARK HOLSTER LOS ANGELES, CALIF. The belt was very dry, and despite my best restoration efforts, it's coming apart at the buckle. Bucheimer/Clark equipment was very popular with Southern California law enforcement agencies in the early 1970s. (Mine is a size 37 but Scheider probably had a 31" waist, so the position of the holes and stitching will obviously vary quite a bit.)
The .38 Special ammo drop pouch is by Bucheimer/Clark of Valencia, Calif. (My wife, herself an employee of a SoCal LE agency, said, "Isn't your ammo pouch upside down?" So I showed her how it works.)
The handcuff pouch is from Bianchi. Brody’s cuff pouch is all caved in so he’s obviously not carrying cuffs.
The holster is a Smith & Wesson B34 34 which, based on my research, is correct for Brody's S&W Model 15-4. I went back and forth on whether it was S&W or Bucheimer/Clark, but I couldn't tell from the DVD.
I don't think it's a Bucheimer, because Brody’s goes straight across in the front (at the rear sight) where the Bucheimer has a cutout, which is why I think that DDspike21’s holster is not correct, unless his is the S&W and it’s just the angle of the photo on the empty holster (or he has a stunt rig).
And now that I look at mine, I'm even more confused, as mine has the cutout/lip at the front, too.
The only (other?) glaring inaccuracy is the brass snap on the holster. I couldn't find the correct combo of holster and snap. Maybe I'll just paint it...
Comments or info welcome.
The belt is marked CLARK HOLSTER LOS ANGELES, CALIF. The belt was very dry, and despite my best restoration efforts, it's coming apart at the buckle. Bucheimer/Clark equipment was very popular with Southern California law enforcement agencies in the early 1970s. (Mine is a size 37 but Scheider probably had a 31" waist, so the position of the holes and stitching will obviously vary quite a bit.)
The .38 Special ammo drop pouch is by Bucheimer/Clark of Valencia, Calif. (My wife, herself an employee of a SoCal LE agency, said, "Isn't your ammo pouch upside down?" So I showed her how it works.)
The handcuff pouch is from Bianchi. Brody’s cuff pouch is all caved in so he’s obviously not carrying cuffs.
The holster is a Smith & Wesson B34 34 which, based on my research, is correct for Brody's S&W Model 15-4. I went back and forth on whether it was S&W or Bucheimer/Clark, but I couldn't tell from the DVD.
I don't think it's a Bucheimer, because Brody’s goes straight across in the front (at the rear sight) where the Bucheimer has a cutout, which is why I think that DDspike21’s holster is not correct, unless his is the S&W and it’s just the angle of the photo on the empty holster (or he has a stunt rig).
And now that I look at mine, I'm even more confused, as mine has the cutout/lip at the front, too.
The only (other?) glaring inaccuracy is the brass snap on the holster. I couldn't find the correct combo of holster and snap. Maybe I'll just paint it...
Comments or info welcome.
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