Holster packaging has an awkward shape to solve. The product is rigid, curved, often heavier than it looks, and frequently sold hanging on a peg in a store that cares how the fixture looks. The box has to hold that shape without bowing and still read as a finished retail product.
Holster packaging specification
Most of the decision comes down to weight, shape, and where it is sold.
| Sizing | Built to the holster including the belt clip or loop, which is the part most people forget to measure. Send the product, or dimensions with the clip attached. |
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| Board | Specced to the filled weight. Leather and polymer holsters are dense for their size, so board chosen by footprint alone will bow across the face. |
| Retail hanging | Round hole, euro slot or J-hook, cut to the fixture. Tell us the retailer and we will cut the hole to their planogram and reinforce it for the weight. |
| Window | Buyers want to see the finish and the stitching before they buy. A window earns its place in this category more than in most. |
| Insert | Holds the holster square so it cannot slide and crease the face of the box in transit, and stops the clip pressing through the board. |
| Required copy | Model and fit lists run long. Send them with the artwork and we will lay the panel out around them rather than shrinking the type to fit. |
| Formats | Folding cartons for volume retail, rigid boxes for premium lines, printed mailers where it ships direct to the customer. |
| Minimum order | None. Order the quantity you can actually move. If you are holding a written quote from someone else, send it over and we will work to beat it. |
| Production time | Standard runs are 7 to 14 business days. Print method and finishing move that. |
| Proof and samples | Free design and a free digital proof before anything prints. Samples on request. |
| Shipping | Free, with tracking. |
What to send us for a quote
Three things get you a real number rather than a range:
- The holster, or dimensions with the clip on. A physical sample is best here.
- Where it sells. Peg, shelf, or direct to customer.
- Your fit list and artwork. Free design if you need it.
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