Bronson BB
Well-Known Member
Captain Malcolm Reynolds' series outfit.
The bits, and some of where to get `em.
The Brown coat
The original prop maker Johnathan Logan sells these for a lot of money.
Jonathan Logan
LeatherCity doesn't look as good, but is more affordable.
LeatherCity
Google will find a few other options for you as well.
The shirt(s)
I count no less than eight or nine shirts worn by the good captain during the run of the series, but always stuck to a solid color of collared, buttoned, long sleeved shirt.
Basically find something you look good in and go with it. Wild West Mercantile is a good starting point for this.
Wild West Mercantile
Pants
The 'Hero' pants worn during the run of the series were actually 100 years old, so I hear. So the best you're going to be able to find are back at Wild West Mercantile again
I personally wear the Frontier Classics brand Frontier Trousers but there are also Wah Maker Frontier Pants, and Wild West Mercantile Texas Trousers that all match fairly closely to the screen used pair. You’ll want to go with tan.
Wild West Mercantile
Pant stripe
None of the pants I list above come with the piping down the outside seam that Mal had. Shawna added that herself, I think.
It's been called a strip of one inch wide Grosgrain and looks in close-up to be of eleven light and dark brown alternating stripes. I hear-tell it started as another color and was dyed, too.
I wish you luck in finding something that'll work. Some have just used a plain brown stripe.
Boots
Mal wore a pair of low-cut leather shoes (loafers?) with a set of 'spats' glued onto the uppers. There are conflicting reports as to the base shoe that was used so the best option is to find someone who makes Mal-esque replicas.
I went to Schrader Bootmaker to have a set custom made. He didn't make the three ribs visible enough, and they are supposed to sweep upwards in the back, but even I didn't know that at the time, so over all, I'm VERY happy with his work.
Schrader Bootmaker
Suspenders
These were custom made out of a pair of 1940's era Israeli military load-bearing suspenders
They look like this before getting browncoated up.
Israeli Army "H" Suspenders
I also had to get these in dark brown to go with them
Leather strips
Gloves
Well, they were black, didn't show a lot of seam, had three wavy lines down the back of the hand and mostly sat slung into his pistol belt. I don't know if anyone has any better info than that.
Holster
Brennan Byers of GBB Custom Leather is the original maker of Mal's TV holster. I’ve have one of his, it was beautiful, but I felt inaccurate. Otherwise, eBay and Etsy are likely going to be your friends on this.
GBB Custom Leather
Pistol Belt
Mal wore a Word War Two era East German Officers Double Claw Dress Uniform belt in brown and gold.
You'll notice in some promotion stills though, that the thin uniform belt isn't really up to the task of holding the pistol up. So you MAY want to go with something heavier even if it's less accurate. I’ve seen an eBay seller (Security Measure) that makes a more sturdy looking replica, in fact.
ALSO; for the holster AND pistol belt, you won't find better than the QMx Firefly Mal Holster Artisan Replica. Again, at this point, look for this on eBay.
Pistol
Mal's pistol was a Taurus model 85 with both the original barrel and grip hacked off. It was than welded into an ill-fitting brass shell. And somehow it turned out beautiful!
Several places have made replicas, most no longer do.
Good luck hunting.
The bits, and some of where to get `em.
The Brown coat
The original prop maker Johnathan Logan sells these for a lot of money.
Jonathan Logan
LeatherCity doesn't look as good, but is more affordable.
LeatherCity
Google will find a few other options for you as well.
The shirt(s)
I count no less than eight or nine shirts worn by the good captain during the run of the series, but always stuck to a solid color of collared, buttoned, long sleeved shirt.
Basically find something you look good in and go with it. Wild West Mercantile is a good starting point for this.
Wild West Mercantile
Pants
The 'Hero' pants worn during the run of the series were actually 100 years old, so I hear. So the best you're going to be able to find are back at Wild West Mercantile again
I personally wear the Frontier Classics brand Frontier Trousers but there are also Wah Maker Frontier Pants, and Wild West Mercantile Texas Trousers that all match fairly closely to the screen used pair. You’ll want to go with tan.
Wild West Mercantile
Pant stripe
None of the pants I list above come with the piping down the outside seam that Mal had. Shawna added that herself, I think.
It's been called a strip of one inch wide Grosgrain and looks in close-up to be of eleven light and dark brown alternating stripes. I hear-tell it started as another color and was dyed, too.
I wish you luck in finding something that'll work. Some have just used a plain brown stripe.
Boots
Mal wore a pair of low-cut leather shoes (loafers?) with a set of 'spats' glued onto the uppers. There are conflicting reports as to the base shoe that was used so the best option is to find someone who makes Mal-esque replicas.
I went to Schrader Bootmaker to have a set custom made. He didn't make the three ribs visible enough, and they are supposed to sweep upwards in the back, but even I didn't know that at the time, so over all, I'm VERY happy with his work.
Schrader Bootmaker
Suspenders
These were custom made out of a pair of 1940's era Israeli military load-bearing suspenders
They look like this before getting browncoated up.
Israeli Army "H" Suspenders
I also had to get these in dark brown to go with them
Leather strips
Gloves
Well, they were black, didn't show a lot of seam, had three wavy lines down the back of the hand and mostly sat slung into his pistol belt. I don't know if anyone has any better info than that.
Holster
Brennan Byers of GBB Custom Leather is the original maker of Mal's TV holster. I’ve have one of his, it was beautiful, but I felt inaccurate. Otherwise, eBay and Etsy are likely going to be your friends on this.
GBB Custom Leather
Pistol Belt
Mal wore a Word War Two era East German Officers Double Claw Dress Uniform belt in brown and gold.
You'll notice in some promotion stills though, that the thin uniform belt isn't really up to the task of holding the pistol up. So you MAY want to go with something heavier even if it's less accurate. I’ve seen an eBay seller (Security Measure) that makes a more sturdy looking replica, in fact.
ALSO; for the holster AND pistol belt, you won't find better than the QMx Firefly Mal Holster Artisan Replica. Again, at this point, look for this on eBay.
Pistol
Mal's pistol was a Taurus model 85 with both the original barrel and grip hacked off. It was than welded into an ill-fitting brass shell. And somehow it turned out beautiful!
Several places have made replicas, most no longer do.
Good luck hunting.
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