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Eubanks Saddle Leather Rifle Scabbard

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
Eubanks Saddle Leather Rifle Scabbard
Included in this lot is a Eubanks saddle leather rifle holster. This is a great holster from a Boise, Idaho leatherworker. Eubanks Leather Co. was started in Boise, Idaho in 1939 by the Eubanks family. They produced high quality gun leather and other leather goods until 1950, when the name and business were sold to the Pioneer Tent and Awning Co., which had been in business since about 1900. They began using some of the Eubanks’ gun leather patterns and were branding their gun leather "Pioneer Leather". They also used the "Eubanks, Boise, Idaho" name in their mark to associate themselves with the earlier company. They continued in business until 1972. Back in 1955, Royal Eubanks, son of the original founder of Eubanks Leather, went into business again as the Idaho Leather Co., making the same type of products that were made by the earlier Eubanks Co. They continue in business today, run by Ben Wetzel, the third generation to operate the business. They are still in the same location as the original Eubanks Leather Co. Based on the mark on the leather, this holster was made between 1939 and 1950. This piece is in good condition for its age and measures 35 1/2" long and 6 1/2" wide.