Classic 1911 OWB holsters by Milt Sparks: A Picture 'Essay'
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Holster: Milt Sparks #1AT (ca. 'Old')
Pistol: Custom Series 70 Government Model by Austin Behlert (ca. 1980)
Knife: Randall #1-8 (ca. 1980s)
Spare Magazines: Wilson Combat #47C
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Holster: Milt Sparks Yaqui Slide (ca. mid-1990s)
Pistol: Full-house Custom 'Series 70' Combat Commander by Steve Nastoff (1990 build date)
Knife: Randall #1-8 (ca. 1980s)
Spare Magazines: Wilson Combat #47C
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Very nice
Very
Thx.
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Classic 1911 OWB holsters by Milt Sparks: A Picture 'Essay'
by Fivegunner 
, LOWELL Mi., Tuesday, March 05, 2013, 03:52 (4288 days ago) @ FOG
Very Nice !! I still have a Milt Sparks Yaqui slide holster, Jeff Cooper like it , I tryed to use it but I found I could not draw the 1911 out of it very fast it would hang up at the front sight. I miss Austin Behlert, He was a grand old gunsmith . 
RE: 'Yaqui Slide' = 'Front Sight Hook'
You got that right.
If the Yaqui Slide isn't situated in EXACTLY the right spot, or if your draw isn't at EXACTLY the right angle, the show stops right there (kind of like a 'click' when one expects a BANG...)
The reason I keep it?
It's a 'classic'...('classic' what exactly, I'm not sure, but there it is...)
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No experience here.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Tuesday, March 05, 2013, 07:36 (4288 days ago) @ FOG
Does every type of front sight hook? I see how a post would present issues...
Well
by Fivegunner , LOWELL Mi., Tuesday, March 05, 2013, 16:34 (4287 days ago) @ Hoot
Hoot , the 1911`s that I used in it had nice ramped front sights , Fog`s right about it has to be just right to make a good draw. I found the holster that works well for me , it`s also made by Milt Sparks .
Thanks Frank!
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Tuesday, March 05, 2013, 20:16 (4287 days ago) @ Fivegunner
It would be good to meet up with you again one of these TSMS's.
I probably should have said 'Front Slide'
If you think of the gun as a Square Peg, and the holster as a Round Hole. that about sums it up.
If not perfectly drawn, the pistol itself is bound up by this type of hard-molded Yaqui Slide.
The poor Front Sight never has a chance to get in the game. 
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OK...gotcha.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Tuesday, March 05, 2013, 20:15 (4287 days ago) @ FOG
I was never interested...much. Curiosity got to me though. Thanks!
On the Yaqui Slide
I finally ordered mine around '96 or so, mostly for nostalgic reasons.
You see, in addition to reading Mad magazine as kid, I also studied diligently at the Temple Of The Holey Triumvirate: Cooper, Keith, and Skelton.
That Cooper character always was a hoot...
(No pun intended.)
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I wouldn't part with my Milt's.
by Murphy , Tuesday, March 05, 2013, 21:27 (4287 days ago) @ FOG
Great holsters and mighty fine handguns there.
Murphy
Thanks. I always felt the same way about mine.
But I've also let a few Milt Sparks goodies go simply because I have less use for them nowadays.
Regarding these two, I'm actually still pretty stuck on the Yaqui Slide.
In spite of its faults as a carrry rig, it makes a dandy place to hang the gun while plinking, and that suits me just fine.
I would likely sell the #1AT, though, because, as I think about it, I really have no particular use for that one.
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