Post by GCR on Jun 5, 2008 12:37:47 GMT -5
A some of you might have seen in my "GCR's Gear" thread, I recently picked up a $50 dollar airsoft revolver as a "close enough" holster filler until the day I find a quality S&W HE2 that I like. Well, one of the things I always liked about the Raiders revolver(s) is the lanyard loop. It gives the gun a very early 20th century military feel, and seems to fit in with the other aspects of Indy's gear and wardrobe that are military inspired (the bag, web belts, holsters, etc.)
Anyways, the airsoft did not come with a lanyard, but I had intended to get one to attach to it at some point. However, before I bought the airsoft gun, I had no idea what parts would be metal and what parts would be ABS plastic, so I decided to wait on buying a lanyard loop. Good thing I did, as the frame, including the butt, is entirely ABS, so I'm not sure how well a real lanyard loop would have worked. I was determined to get a lanyard loop for my airsoft, though, so I decided to improvise. I searched around my house and found some items that might work. Some of the older windows in my house had a metal piece that looked like it would make a good attachment for a loop, and for the loop itself, I had a spare 1 inch black metal loop I had purchased a couple years ago to use on the straps of my Wested (to replace the stock D-rings). I had purchased a few extra loops in case I ever needed a replacement or in case I screwed one of them up while attaching them to the jacket.
So, after some fiddling, sanding, filing, twisting, bending, etc. I finally had my homemade lanyard loop!
And the best part is, it is secure enough that it could actually function as a real lanyard. 
I'll post some pics of what the metal attachment looked like before I modified it, along with some pics of the butt, where the lanyard attaches a little later on.
Anyways, the airsoft did not come with a lanyard, but I had intended to get one to attach to it at some point. However, before I bought the airsoft gun, I had no idea what parts would be metal and what parts would be ABS plastic, so I decided to wait on buying a lanyard loop. Good thing I did, as the frame, including the butt, is entirely ABS, so I'm not sure how well a real lanyard loop would have worked. I was determined to get a lanyard loop for my airsoft, though, so I decided to improvise. I searched around my house and found some items that might work. Some of the older windows in my house had a metal piece that looked like it would make a good attachment for a loop, and for the loop itself, I had a spare 1 inch black metal loop I had purchased a couple years ago to use on the straps of my Wested (to replace the stock D-rings). I had purchased a few extra loops in case I ever needed a replacement or in case I screwed one of them up while attaching them to the jacket.
So, after some fiddling, sanding, filing, twisting, bending, etc. I finally had my homemade lanyard loop!
And the best part is, it is secure enough that it could actually function as a real lanyard. I'll post some pics of what the metal attachment looked like before I modified it, along with some pics of the butt, where the lanyard attaches a little later on.
