Hand weapon holstering systems

In a method of holstering any one of a number of different types of elongate hand weapons, the improvement comprising in combination:

• making for said different types of hand weapons a standard holstering device extending along opposite first and second sides of any of said hand weapons and straddling that hand weapon between said opposite first and second sides when that hand weapon is holstered;
• providing a track structure including in said holstering device a first track at said first side and a second track at said second side;
• equipping each of said elongate hand weapons with an adapter having first and second slides complementary with said first and second tracks of said track structure for holstering said adapter in said track structure while holstering any of said elongate hand weapon in said holstering device;
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• making each adapter integral with a corresponding elongate hand weapon as distinguished from said holstering device, so that said adapter is removed with that elongate hand weapon from said holstering device when that hand weapon is drawn from said holstering device.

In apparatus for holstering an elongate hand weapon, the improvement comprising in combination:

• a holstering device for said hand weapon extending along opposite first and second sides of said hand weapon and straddling said hand weapon between said opposite first and second sides when said hand weapon is holstered;
• a track structure including in said holstering device a first track at said first side and a second track at said second side;
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• an adapter for said hand weapon having first and second slides complementary with said first and second tracks of said track structure and being integral with said elongate hand weapon as distinguished from said holstering device, so that said adapter is removed with said elongate hand weapon from said holstering device when said hand weapon is drawn from said holstering device.

In apparatus for holstering any one of a number of different types of elongate hand weapons, the improvement comprising in combination:

• a standard holstering device for said different types of hand weapons extending along opposite first and second sides of any of said hand weapons and straddling that hand weapon between said opposite first and second sides when that hand weapon is holstered;
• a track structure including in said holstering device a first track at said first side and a second track at said second side;
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• an adapter for each of said hand weapons having first and second slides complementary with said first and second tracks of said track structure and being integral with that elongate hand weapon as distinguished from said holstering device, so that said adapter is removed with that elongate hand weapon from said holstering device when that hand weapon is drawn from said holstering device.