Privateer Leather

Wait times decreased! For the first time ever, I am pleased to announce that I have been able to decrease my wait times! I'm now quoting 4 to 5 weeks for new orders. To put things in perspective, it has been 30 months (2.5 years) since my wait times were this low. Redesigned challenge coin holders I have redesigned the existing challenge coin holders to be more visually pleasing (in other words, less blocky). New and old versions of the Sovereign challenge coin holder will be

Privateer Leather is now on Instagram I had some family members talk me into joining Instagram. As it turns out, it is a simple way to share pictures of my work, and is far less time-intensive compared to other things I have tried. If you are inclined to do so, you can follow me here. New holster model I have finally gotten around to adding the Rogue to the website. It is essentially a pancake-style version of the Nomad, so it shares the Nomad's ride height and zero-cant conf

Due to supply issues, I'm afraid I am not able to accept new belt orders until further notice. If you already have a belt on order, don't worry -- I have just enough materials to complete my existing orders. I am still searching for a suitable supplier, so I will make another announcement if and when I find a new source. #Announcements

I have added several new holsters to the "In-stock items" page, including some blemished items at discounted prices. As always, shipping is on me (USPS to the lower 48 states) for in-stock items. Be sure to check them out -- they need a good home! I also have a new dye color: Royal Blue! #Announcements

Holiday Order Deadlines, and Vacation The holiday season is sneaking up quickly. Even before my wait times got so long, the holidays have been a crazy and hectic time, so this year I'm attempting to get out in front of it. This is complicated somewhat by the fact that I will be going on vacation this December. The dates are tentative right now, but it looks like I'll be gone from Dec 10 through Dec 17th. It's my first vacation in almost 8 years, and I'm pretty excited for i

Price changes Bad news - my leather supplier has closed their doors, which marks a sad day for me. They were great folks, incredibly helpful, and close enough to me that I usually got my orders in 1 or 2 business days. I'm very sad to see them go, but I wish them a happy retirement. Unfortunately, the same leather costs more from every other supplier I can find, which means I will have to adjust my prices. That isn't something I want to do, but I'd prefer that over using less

After some effort, and lots of help from people smarter than myself, I now have a new email address, which should be able to support the kind of message traffic I've been seeing lately. The new address is wes@privateerleather.com. The website has been updated to reflect the change, and the contact form now sends messages to the new address. My goal is to make this a smooth transition rather than a jarring change. If you have an ongoing conversation with me at the old addres

I have re-written the "Care" section of the website, which was overdue. The section now has two distinct segments, one dealing with break-in, and one dealing with long-term care. If you have any questions, or find anything about it confusing, please let me know. Like the FAQ section, I consider it a perpetual work-in-progress, so I'll update it as necessary. I am also working on several new models. It's a slow process, because any development of new products has to take a bac

I've got a few announcements, so I'm just going to lump them all into one post. I've added a Walther P99 mold to the collection! I may be out of contact tomorrow (June 5th) for at least part of the day. I've got a minor medical procedure happening in the morning, and I'm unsure how long it will take, or how coherent I'll be afterward. Don't worry, I'll still be getting back to everybody, whether it's tomorrow or Saturday. As always, if you have any questions, don't be afraid

Due to the rising cost of leather, I'm afraid I'm going to have to adjust my prices. This isn't something that I want to do, but I decided that it would be better to raise my prices than use inferior leather. Likewise, I'm sure you want a holster made from the best available materials, too. Additionally, for new orders, I am increasing quoted wait times to approximately 6 weeks to keep up with the increased demand. As always, orders already placed will be finished in the time

Despite increasing my wait time a few weeks ago, the number of orders pouring in has been enough to offset that. I am deeply grateful for the business, but I'm still clocking over 80 hours a week, which is simply not a sustainable pace. In order to address this, I am further adjusting the wait time to approximately 5 weeks for orders taken after today (4/11/15). If you have any questions regarding this, please don't hesitate to drop me a line. Thanks! #Announcements

After averaging over 80 hours a week for the past five weeks, I guess it's time to admit that I'm mortal, and extend my wait time. As Dirty Harry said, "A man's got to know his limitations." I have prided myself on my low wait times, but I have gotten busier than I ever expected I would be, and I'm not sure how long I can keep up this pace. The last thing I want is to burn myself out to the point I can't stand doing leatherwork any more. Starting tomorrow (3/20/15) I'll be qu

Due to a death in the family, I will be out of town on Friday 3/13/15, so it may be difficult or impossible to reach me. I apologize for the inconvenience. I'll be back at the grindstone on Saturday the 14th, so I'll be catching up on email then. #Announcements

For a little while now, the outside-the-waistband revolver holsters have caused some confusion due to the fact that they carried the gun at a different height than their semi-auto counterparts. For example, a Corsair for a K-frame S&W had the same ride height as a Highwayman for a 1911. The downside of a "one man show" is that when problems like this arise, the only one to blame is myself! Revolver holsters account for a fraction of my orders, so somehow I managed to keep the