Magnificent 7
I was asked by Thell Reed to make the holsters for the Magnificent 7.
These pictures show the rigs, plus some shots of movie posters showing the rigs "in action". There are also pictures of these rigs in various stages as I made them.
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Reverse draw gunbelt for Denzel Washington
Reverse draw
Rifle scabbard for Denzel Washington
Prototype of Chris Pratt's gunbelt
Prototype of Chris Pratt's gunbelt
Chris Pratt's shoulder holster
Holster for Ethan Hawke, Alligator band with teeth
Holster for Ethan Hawke, Alligator band with teeth
Ethan Hawke's cartridge belt for rifle ammo
Gunbelt rig for Red Harvest
Two gun rig for Vasquez with silver mountings
Two gun rig for Vasquez with silver mountings
Two gun rig for Vasquez with silver mountings
Two gun rig for Vasquez
Holster worn by Billy Rocks
Holster worn by Billy Rocks
Holster for Denali
Dropped from the production as too clumsy
Made for D'Onofrio's Mountain Man character
Holster worn by Bogue
Original 1880's Webley British Bulldog, loaned to the production
from the Sam Andrews collection
Card Trick scene, with the Webley
Some of the design patterns for the production. Many hours here!
Making the holster for Denzel's character
Making the holster for Denzel's character
Making the holster for Denzel's character
Making the holster for Denzel's character
Making the holster for Denzel's character
Laying out the Vasquez rig to plce the silver
Laying out the silver for the Vasquez and Red Harvest rigs. Over $2500 in hand engraved silver was used in these gunbelts
Designing the tooling pattern for the Vasquez rig, on scrap leather with some cheap stamped conchos
Stamping the pattern in the holster bands for the Vasquez rig
Trimming the leather lining on the Vasquez holsters
Part of the production for movie rigs. On film projects you make multiples of each one, some for stunt doubles, some as spares in case of damage