Abstract: A handgun holder and retention apparatus for use in combination with a handgun having a trigger and a trigger guard surrounding the trigger. A holster body defines a pocket for holding such handgun and includes a region of the body which encloses the trigger guard of the handgun when the handgun is positioned in the holster body. An opening is provided through the inner side of the holster body and a slot extending through the outer side of the holster body has an open top. A detent is provided for extending through the opening and through the trigger guard for preventing unauthorized access to the handgun. A leaf spring apparatus is attached to the bottom thereof to the inner side of the holster body below the opening and is connected to one end of the detent at the top thereof for biasing the detent into the opening and into the trigger guard on the handgun. A downwardly extending lip is disposed on the other end of said detent.

Abstract: A single catch knife sheath construction (10) comprising a sheath unit (11) having an intermediate sheath layer (23) which defines both the contour and dimensions of the sheath opening (26) so as to accept a knife (100) in either a right handed or left handed disposition; and, a retention unit (12) operatively associated with the sheath unit (11), and including a spring loaded retention member (35) having a catch element (38) that is adapted to engage one side of the top of the hand guard (102) of a knife (100).