This is a Cheyenne, Wyoming, tooled leather holster made for a Colt Single Action Army revolver 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. This holster is of the "Mexican Loop" style with two loops of different sizes retaining the body, with the upper loop having basket weave tooling and lower having border tooling and being marked "F.A. MEANEA/CHEYENNE.WYO." The body of the holster is stamped with a large rosette at the top and has scalloped border tooling.

Very fine, overall with some scattered light wear, a few minor scuffs, and crisp tooling and markings overall.