Milt Sparks is a custom handgun leather-works company that has been making great stuff since at least the ’70s. Perhaps their most famous model is the Summer Special, a fairly minimal leather holster that’s just the holster and a couple of good belt loops on the outside. The 2nd model of it has changeable loops for different belt sizes. It has the usual features of a quality IWB holster such as a steel band around most of the circumference so that it won’t collapse when you remove the gun. Particularly nice features are rough side out with some smooth leather added on the inside above your belt (protecting the safety in a 1911), it’s entirely comfortable in the summer against your skin. With a good belt the whole affair feels solid and reliable, I’ve been very happy with the ones I’ve carried my 5 and 4 inch barrel 1911s in.

One very nice thing about this model is that the company does mostly custom work and if you place an order you will wait months … BUT they’ve made a selection of this design for a few of the most popular gun types for Brownell’s to keep in stock: 1911s in 3 barrel lengths and Glock Models 17/22, 19/23 and 26/27.

Their single magazine holder for a single stack 1911 magazine is also very nice.

By: Harold Ancell

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