John Bianchi is still the master!
I recently moved to Palm Springs and heard that John Bianchi had a store about ten miles from my house. To an old fart like I am, who graduated the police academy, while Jimmy Carter was still president, this was like hearing that Enzo Ferrari, Neil Armstrong and Paul McCartney were my next door neighbors. I still have and use several Bianchi holsters from the late 1970s. I decided to stop by the store and found myself face to face with General Bianchi himself. He could not have been a nicer guy. We traded stories and reminisced about greater days. I have several very rare sidearms, for which I can't find commercially available holsters, such as a 3" Python, which I still carry. Mr. Bianchi has made a half dozen custom holsters for me already and they are old school, thick, solid, lined leather. If you have a firearm that deserves the absolute Rolls Royce of holsters, then you can just call General Bianchi's store and they'll send you a catalog. The prices are reasonable and the turnaround time is quick. If you have ever had a fully custom made suit, shirt or shoe made then you understand how great a custom made holster is to fit your sidearm, your body and they way you want to carry it. Call Western Gunleather in Rancho Mirage, California and they'll send you a catalog. Their number is (760) 895-4401.
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