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Bianchi International of Temecula, California is a worldwide producer of leather and nylon goods for the law enforcement industry. Since the 1960s they have produced items from gun holsters to duty belts and everything related in between. Armor Holdings bought Bianchi International in 2004; [1] BAE Systems bought Armor in 2007. [2] [3]
Starting in 1979 while the pistol selection processes were concurrently underway, the Bianchi International holster company began its development of a multi-functional military holster to be ready for the issuance of a new pistol. The resulting holster was designed by John Bianchi and Richard Nicholas, and designated as the M12.
The Bianchi cup is the second longest running pistol championship in the world. The event was created in 1979 by former police officer John Bianchi of holster maker Bianchi International as a Law Enforcement Training Match, in conjunction with 1975 IPSC World Champion, Ray Chapman [6] [7] and Richard Nichols.
The Berns-Martin holster was first developed in the 1930s by J.E. Berns of the Navy Rifle Team, who, assigned to shore duty in Alaska, decided he wanted to carry a long-barrelled gun for hunting and invented a holster that allowed him to carry such a revolver high on his hip and out of the Alaskan snow.
An H&K P7 pistol in a holster. A handgun holster is a device used to hold or restrict the undesired movement of a handgun, most commonly in a location where it can be easily withdrawn for immediate use. Holsters are often attached to a belt or waistband, but they may be attached to other locations of the body (e.g., the ankle holster).
The Bianchi Cup was created in 1979 by John Bianchi, Bianchi International, and awarded to the winner of the Bianchi Cup International Pistol Tournament. The National Rifle Association of America designated the Bianchi Cup as the "National Action Pistol Championship" in 1984 and assumed operational control of the tournament the next year ...
Leatham's first competition took place in the late 1970s at a night shoot at the Mesa Police Department range. He shot a Smith & Wesson Model 27 revolver with a 6-inch barrel loaded with 200-grain round-nose bullets that Leatham loaded himself, including a custom holster made by local leather worker, Jess Bird, who had built holsters for Leatham's father for years.
Safariland, LLC is a United States–based manufacturer of personal, and other equipment focused on the law enforcement, public safety, military, and recreational markets.