This is a Cheyenne gun rig by perhaps the best of the West's master saddlers: Frank A. Meanea, who was the successor to Gallatin & Co. established in 1867. As with many holster makers, his main business was making horse tack. The business in Cheyenne, Wyoming was started by his uncle and was taken over by Meanea in 1880. Before the Union Pacific constructed its new Cheyenne depot in 1887, it had repair shops, a round house, a hotel, and a frame depot. It's been said that Meanea repaired harnesses for the Union Pacific. Among his numerous customers were Charles M. Russell and Buffalo Bill Cody. The rig is made from brown skirting leather. The belt has an elongated oval "F.A. MEANEA/CHEYENNE, WYO" maker's mark billet, and the same maker's mark is visible on the outside surface of the holster. The holster has some light border tooling and features a sewn-in "tear drop" shaped plug at the toe. The holster will fit a Colt Single Action Army Revolver with a 4 3/4 inch barrel, and the belt has a single row of cartridge loops. The initials "UP" are branded on both the outside surface of the holster and the belt, partially covering the maker's mark on the belt.

Fine, showing the attractively aged look of a Western Frontier used holster rig with some scattered mild wear and the stitching remaining mostly tight. This "UP" branded matched rig would make an incredible accessory for a Colt Single Action Army revolver in your collection!