csmkersh,
I remember WELL buying 2 DOZEN Enfield Commando (ugly but perfectly serviceable) revolvers in .38 British Service caliber, with "usable holsters" for 12.oo each, when we lived in New Orleans in the early 1970s. = We issued them to guards at the oil refinery construction site that our little security company was contracted to protect from thieves/arsonists/trespassers.
(This was the first time that "I dipped my toe into" the security contracting business. = The company that my buddy & I started was really LOW tech & started "on a shoestring". = We bought 5-buck khaki shirts from Sears, my ex-wife sewed a "security guard" patch on each of the issued 2 shirts per man, we bought navy-blue caps from "the dollar store" & we told our employees to wear work boots & blue jeans.- Nonetheless, the client was very pleased with our work & as time went on the "little company that could" got more profitable & also got more clients.)
yours, sw