Hand gun holster

Claim 1

A variously adjustable holster for carrying a hand gun between a waistband of a pair of trousers and the wearer thereof, said holster comprising: a hand gun barrel-receiving loop for supporting a handgun in a position beneath the waistband of a user at a selected distance from the waistband and and a selected angle in relation thereto; adjustment means for providing distance and angular adjustment of said loop in relation to the waistband, said adjustment means comprising: a substantially smooth strap for supporting said loop; a metal plate internally disposed within said strap and cooperable therewith over substantially an entire length thereof; said adjustment means being selectively manually bendable into a generally downwardly depending U-shaped hook operable to engage a belt or waistband, said hook comprising: a first portion comprising a first length of said strap extending between said loop and a bend in said strap; and a second portion comprising a second length of said strap extending from the bend in said strap to an end of said strap opposite said loop; the length of said first and said second portions being variable to position said loop at a selected distance in relation to the waistband; the alignment of said first and said second portions being variable to position said loop at a selected angle in relation to the waistband, the selected angle ranging from a forward slanting position to a rearward slanting position.