Gary, I have an early Horster with a slant grip but the x guard is WKC and it was obviously produced before they had cast their own. ( bench marked #14). Denny Roach did have a slant Horster but I cannot now recall the x guard type. It had already been sold to someone else so I didn`t pay too much attention. I do have two others that are like the one Tom shows, one with the large oval makers mark and one unmarked. I think that any Horster with this early x guard will certainly have a tapered tang.
