Vintage Bruce Nelson Professional Brown Leather OWB Holster For Glock 17 22 31

Beautiful vintage Bruce Nelson combat Leather #1 Professional. Holster is Right draw for a GLOCK G17, G22 or G31 Slots will fit a belt up to 1 3/4” Leather and stitching all in very nice condition. When these pop up they are generally for the Colt 1911..

#1 Professional- Semi-Auto Pistol

In the mid 1960's practical pistol conditioning was still new, and the few who were involved in those early years learned many things from testing ourselves and our equipment. The tradition in holster design was to cant most strong side belt holsters barrel to the rear as much as 45 degrees. As efforts were made to increase the draw efficiency, and thereby speed, it was apparent that the consistent firing grip was made more difficult by this barrel rear angle. Slow motion photography revealed the source of the problem. Central to a consistent firing grip is the burying of the web between the thumb and index finger into the upper backstrap of the pistol, especially in the case of the auto-pistol. This became more difficult the greater the angle. The limiting factor is this movement is the maximum degree of rearward wrist angle, which in turn tends to induce a forward "hunch" movement from the waist up.

In 1967,the #1 Professional for Semi-Auto Pistol to correct these problems. This holster is set for straight-drop angle and therefore eliminates the above problem. It allows for the forearm/wrist angle to remain constant throughout the draw, eliminating the need for reestablishment of this angle in the firing stance.

The issue of concealment has been credited with necessitating the barrel rear single-foldover belt loop. In designing the double belt loop system, concealment is achieved by the rear loop pulling the grip into the body. At the same time, the rear portion of the slide does not extend out and forward as in rear canted holsters since the slide is not tilted forward.

The design of the belt loops has achieved a second objective. It allows cross draw use with concealment which allows significant comfort while seated. This comfort and concealment, so rare in many cross-draws, is accomplished while the pistol is worn far enough forward of the hip to allow quick access. Cross-draw from concealment is amazingly efficient for two reasons. It provides much easier access while seated and vastly simplifies clearing of the coat since you reach inside the coat rather than "sweeping the coat" as in a strong side draw. These advantages, and this holster in concealed carry competition, started trending in the early 1970's that led to the present day popularity of the cross-draw for practical competition.

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