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. Among his numerous customers were Charles M. Russell and Buffalo Bill Cody. The rig is made from brown heavy skirting leather. The belt has an elongated oval "F.A. MEANEA/CHEYENNE" maker's mark on the billet, and the same maker's mark, with the addition of ", WYO." in the bottom line, is visible on the outside surface of the holster. The holster has some light border tooling and a rosette at the center as well as a "tear drop" shaped plug at the toe. The holster will fit a Colt Single Action Army Revolver with up to a 5 1/2 inch barrel, and the belt's cartridge loops appear to accommodate .44 and .45 caliber cartridges. The belt has a single row of cartridge loops, is 3 1/4 inches wide, and measures approximately 38 1/4 inches in overall length. The buckle is nickeled with clipped corners. Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection

Very fine overall with some mild wear and handling evidence typical of use, some scattered light age cracking, and almost all of the stitching remaining tight. A very fine Western Frontier piece that would pair nicely with a Colt Single Action Army revolver!