Written by Jerry Ardolino: EXTREME COP & The Shang Pirate Legacy!! From Wild Cop, to Business man, World Traveler, Writer, Antiquities dealer & more!
OUR ALLIANCE OF HOLSTER COMPANIES IS FOUNDED BY JERRY ARDOLINO.
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JERRY ARDOLINO IS NOT JUST AN OG — HE’S THE REAL S-O-G: A SEASONED ORIGINAL GANGSTER WHO HAS A PAST OF RUNNING AN IRISH-AMERICAN CREW; LEAVING IN THEIR WAKE MANY UNSOLVED EVENTS AND IN NECESSARY CASES: DAMAGE. THE BOSS CARRIED A 1917 S&W .32 LONG 3″ BARRELED PISTOL, TUCKED IN HIS WAIST, A COUPLE GRAND IN $500.00 BILLS TAPED TO HIS LEG AND ALWAYS A GOOD BLADE. THEN AFTER THAT AS A COP IN ONE OF THE TOUGHEST CITIES IN THE WORLD; HE HAD COUNTLESS ENCOUNTERS IN THE STREETS, SOMETIMES DISARMING BAD GUYS WITH GUNS. HE AND HIS PARTNER — A VIETNAM COMBAT VETERAN RECON MARINE–WERE, PART OF A SANCTIONED “ANYTHING GOES” UNIT. (GUNS, BATONS , SAPS, CS GAS AND EVEN BLADES WERE SOMETIMES USED ON CRIMINALS OR POLICE FIGHTERS) . THIS SANCTION WAS AT THE BEHEST OF A POLICE CAPTAIN WITH AN AXE TO GRIND WITH THE DEPARTMENT. AS A YOUNG BOY AND AS A YOUTH, HE GREW UP AROUND EASTERN GANGSTERS– THROUGHOUT APPALACHIA: FAMILY, ASSOCIATES AND MOONSHINE RUNNERS. PRIOR TO THE POLICE, HE WAS MARRYING “INTO THE MOB.” HE OWNED A CONSTRUCTION CO. AND DID WORK FOR FAMOUS MOB FAMILIES, HAD FRIENDS, PARTIED WITH AND WAS INVITED TO SUNDAY DINNERS AT MOB HOUSEHOLDS. IN THE 1980’S , HE WAS AN ADVISOR TO MILITARY PEOPLE AND A DOD OPERATOR; SOLD HIS HOLSTERS TO MANY U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES AND ELITE MILITARY UNITS IN 21 COUNTRIES. FROM HIS EXPERIENCE AS A MARTIAL ARTIST AND BLADE PRACTITIONER FOR DECADES, HIS BLADE DESIGNS SOLD TO MANY SAVVY SPORTSMEN AND GOVERNMENT OPERATORS. AT THAT TIME, HE ALSO WAS A DISCREET COURIER OF DIAMONDS AND GOLD. OUR GUY HAS NOT ONLY BEEN “AROUND THE BLOCK” — HE TORE IT UP TO SUIT HIMSELF. NOBODY, REPEAT: NOBODY IN ANY COMPANY IN THE FIREARMS OR HOLSTER INDUSTRY HAS THE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE HE HAS. DON’T BE FOOLED BY ALL THE HORSE TACK SUPPLIERS -TURNED HOLSTER MAKERS, AMATEUR LEATHER WORKERS OR SO-CALLED TACTICAL COMPANIES COMPOSED OF OFFICE BOYS. THERE ARE ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF EXPERIENCED COMPANIES STILL MAKING REAL-WORLD-USE HOLSTERS. OURS ARE AMONG THEM.
DH : ASK THE SHOOTER WHO CARRIES ONE. NOTHING COMPARES FOR BIG-BORE COMFORT. NOTHING.