My girlfriend at the time, Little Beaver, gave it to me as a birthday present. It was a Safariland brushed blonde leather model, with a quick-release holster and two magazine snaps on the right, it looked right out of Dick Tracy. It was specifically designed for my Colt Combat Commander.

The pistol in the illustration below is identical to mine. It even has that same scratch in the finish right behind the trigger guard and just forward of the magazine release button. The slide lock pin makes it when you replace it after disassembling for field-stripping.

I never used it because I never carry outside the house, and if I ever have to in some potential apocalyptic scenario, I won't be making any effort to conceal it. Eventually, I gave the holster away to a friend who actually had a use for it.

The Commander is a short-barrel version of the 1911 Government Model, but it's still a big, bulky piece. It is pretty much impossible to conceal unless you are wearing a big, bulky jacket over the holster, which is not likely in the Florida climate. I'm too big and bulky myself to be able to conceal the rig under a sport coat or suit jacket--neither of which I own anyway. I have a side carry belt holster for when I go to the range or plinking in the bush. When I carry in the car on long trips, I put it in the glove box in a little leather zipper shaving kit where it just fits, satisfying the requirements of Florida law that a weapon in a vehicle must be stored out of easy reach of the driver and where two separate motions must be made to use it ( 1. take out the kit from the glove box, 2. open the kit and remove the gun). We have road pirates here.

Still, the Safariland was quite ingenious, and infinitely adjustable so that the gun and clips hung comfortably and well-balanced. The weapon rode under the L armpit. However, if I ever needed a shoulder holster for that pistol, I think I would prefer the GI version issued to aviators in WWII. It carries the piece closer to the front of the body, it is more accessible but makes no effort to conceal it.