I ordered a Elephant Seecamp holster from Robert a bit ago and it came in the mail today! It is SO nice! Robert emailed me a couple pics of a R9 holster he did out of the same hide and I thought I would post them here since he still has not figured out how to post pictures on this forum.
Here is his brown elephant R9 front and back.
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x275/ccaallaahhaann/holsters/meco3.jpg)
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x275/ccaallaahhaann/holsters/meco4.jpg)
Just to showoff ( ;D ) his work here are a couple pics of the one I got in the mail today. If you want a TOP OF THE LINE rig for your R9 (or other pocket pistol) give Robert a try, you won't be sorry!!!!
http://www.mecopocketholsters.com/
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x275/ccaallaahhaann/holsters/meco2-1.jpg)
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x275/ccaallaahhaann/holsters/Meco1.jpg)
ps. sorry if this sounds like a commercial but i'm just THAT happy with my holster.
In the interest of "putting my money where my mouth is,"and to show support for Robert and the other holster makers whose excellent work is pictured above, I'm posting this photograph of my R9 with its black CFs in my own elephant-hide holster.
The man whose name appears in the maker's mark on the back of this holster has passed away, but he was a legendary artist in gunleather. I'll withhold his name to prevent any harassment of his heirs by some self-appointed "Holster Material Police" who may be lurking around the fringes of the Forum.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/r9elephanthideholsterkershawleekonv.jpg)
Some of these "Holster Material Police" need to read the strict permit requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
[size=10][Edit: The usual typos.][/size] :-/