Calvin, that is an original Von Lengerke and Antoine ( VL&A), Chicago which morphed into Von Lengerke and Detmond ( VL&D) which morphed into Abercrombie and Fitch, the world famous sporting goods and outfitters store. A&F devolved into a teen age girls cutesy clothing store, but at one time it was hallowed ground. Some people here have memories of wandering around the Chicago or New York A&F stores. For me, it was the A&F store in San Francisco on Union Square. Powell Street runs by Union Square and three blocks up where Geary St intersects Powell is the Sutter Hotel where Parker west coast agent Arthur Bray lived.
The holster is an original H. H. Heiser, Denver, so marked, and also labeled VL &A.
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