DIY Chiappa® Leather Holster Kit, Pancake or Thumb Break
Shop a Chiappa® Rhino 40DS holster kit you assemble at your own bench from pre-cut cowhide panels, with eyelets and mounting hardware packed in. The kit is cut for right-hand carry in black or espresso leather, and a style option sets the build as an open pancake holster or a thumb break holster.
If you want a low profile and a quick draw, pick Pancake, where the gun rides open-topped between the leather panels and belt tension does the holding. If you carry while staying active, choose Thumb Break, where a strap with a snap closes over the gun for added retention and your thumb pops it open on the draw.
Made in the USA, the kit starts with 8-9 oz cowhide already cut to the Rhino 40DS pattern, leaving you to hand sew the panels with waxed thread and bring the edges to a finish with sandpaper and a 6-inch burnishing tool.
Our team answers Rhino 40DS questions by message, so reach out if the choice of style is holding up your order. The Rhino 40DS kit sits in DIY Leather Holster Kits, and the same page links to every other make we cut leather kits for.