Holster and shoulder-harness assembly

A holster and shoulder-harness assembly for suspending a pistol in an invested position adjacent an arm of a wearer whereby it is free to swing and thereby accommodate itself to the contour of the wearer as well as to the demands imposed on the holster when the pistol is withdrawn therefrom, comprising:

• A. a harness including a yoke which is loopable about a selected shoulder of the wearer, said yoke having dependent ends which extend down opposite sides of the wearer body, and a female component of a snap fastener attached to each end of the yoke, each snap fastener having in addition to said female component a male component and being directional whereby it cannot be decoupled except by a force applied in a predetermined direction at one position of the female component, and
• B. a holster for suspending said pistol from said harness in an inverted position so that the grip of the pistol normally protrudes from the bottom of the holster, said holster having the male components of the snap fasteners secured thereto at spaced positions to complement said female components on the ends of the yoke, said female components being rotatable relative to the male components to define pivots whereby said holster is free to swing with respect to said harness to facilitate the withdrawal of the pistol at a desired angle, said holster having a triangular formation defining a nose and an opening for receiving the pistol, said pistol being retained in said inverted position in said holster by readily releasable flap means, one of said male components being disposed adjacent said nose and the other of said male components being disposed adjacent said opening.