Period advertising named Police, Express Messengers, Marshals, Prisons, Bank guards, and others to wear the Burgess on their hip. It even included a triptych depicting concealment under a mid-length top coat, followed by the draw. A Burgess folding gun would cost you $30 in 1895, $10 more for a Damascus barrel. The holster was only $1.50 extra and well worth the price! We’re having one reproduced from an original example and the thoughtfulness that went into the construction is the reason these have lasted over 100 years. Every stitch was considered carefully in design.
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