Light Bearing Enigma - Compatible Holsters

The easiest way to find a compatible shell is to check with each of the recommended brands linked below. Our recommended brands have a good variety of gun/light choices, and are known to work with the Enigma.

The Light Bearing Enigma was designed around the PHLster Floodlight, Henry Spark, and Dark Star Gear Rigel. Other manufacturer’s shells may fit, but results are not guaranteed. The LBE was designed around full size lights such as the Surefire x300 and Streamlight TLR-1. While you can use it with smaller lights such as the TLR7a and TLR7 Sub, you'll need to pay extra attention to the fit guide and the instructions, as holsters can be harder to find.

If none of the recommended brands below cover your gun/light model, you’ll need to invest some time into learning the compatibility requirements and searching for a shell on your own. That’s not an easy process. It requires considerable holster expertise, and sometimes there are no Enigma compatible shells, especially for less common gun/light combos.

If you can’t find a shell here, you may want to consider removing your light and using the standard Enigma, switching to a gun/light combination supported by these recommended brands, or simply holding off on your Enigma purchase for now.

These brands are in order based on Enigma-friendly features and ease of use. The further down this page you go, the more complicated and difficult the process becomes. Start at the top and work down as far as you need to find the fit and features you need.

NOTE: We are not affiliated with any other manufacturers, so if you have questions about their ordering process, you need to contact them, not us. Not all holsters are created equal, and we don’t guarantee your experience with any non-PHLster product. These brands are a good place to start, but you must always try other brands at your own risk.

Note: if you have a Gen1 Light Bearing Enigma faceplate with the leg leash tab that extends down, and your holster shell is shorter than the LBE faceplate, you will need to fold over the leg leash attachment during assembly. See how in this assembly video, starting at 20:16.

Yikes. Well, if none of the recommended brands cover your gun/light combo, you’ll need to invest some time into learning the Enigma compatibility requirements and searching for a shell on your own. That’s not an easy process. It requires you to develop a level of holster expertise, which takes time. Sometimes there are no Enigma compatible shells available for certain gun/light combos, especially if it’s a cheaper brand or something less common for concealed carry.

If you can’t find a shell from the manufacturers above, you may want to consider switching to a supported combo, taking off the light and using the standard Enigma, or simply holding off on your Enigma purchase for now.

Your holster must meet ALL the requirements listed below to be compatible with the Light Bearing Enigma. DO NOT attempt to use holsters with the wrong attachment points, and DO NOT use the Light Bearing Enigma without ALL FOUR mounting screws in their correct positions. NO EXCEPTIONS.

The LBE attaches with four screws on the face of the holster. The diagram below shows the hole spacing, and how the holes must be laid out on the holster.

Please note: just because it fits doesn’t mean it works well. There are many shells that will technically line up and fit, but just aren’t that great for Enigma use. We cannot guarantee an optimal product experience with other manufacturers shells, and that’s doubly true if they’re not on the recommended brands list.

Study the diagram carefully, making note of the position of the holes compared to the Modwing-L or Light Wing.

1. To be LBE compatible, the holster needs four mounting holes on the face of the holster laid out exactly as shown.
2. The holster must be designed and blocked for these mounting holes – you cannot drill holes yourself in a holster not blocked for them.
3. Check for proper grip clearance between the top of the Modwing and the grip of the gun.
4. To preserve proper grip clearance, the mounting holes should be roughly level with the Modwing-L or Light Wing holes.
5. “Sidecar” style holsters with attached magazine carriers are NOT compatible.
6. ONLY the Modwing-L, Light Wing, and Tenicor camming bar are compatible with the LBE when used with light bearing holsters. If your light bearing holster has a different wing or claw, it is not compatible. Note that SOME non-light bearing holsters may fit the LBE if all mounting points line up correctly and the holster has the correct wing and wing construction (for example, Tenicor holsters or the Henry Holsters Flint).

Watch this video to learn how the Light Bearing Enigma attaches to the faceplate.

If you can’t find a holster in the links above, try Google. Sometimes searching for your gun model + light model will turn up useful results. You can also join the PHLster Concealment Workshop facebook group and read the Guides (found at the top of the group page), or do a group search for your light or gun model (for example, “TLR-7”).

If you can’t turn up anything with a search, then a good option for your combo might not exist. Consider switching to a better supported light, or try a different holster system.

If you contact us for help, the first thing we’ll do is refer you to this guide and have you check the recommended brands. While we genuinely want to help you, we’re a very small company, and we don’t have the resources to keep track of other businesses' inventory.

If you have found a shell you think is compatible, but you're not sure, please feel free to send us a picture, and we'd be happy to confirm whether it's compatible!

If you have a rare gun that isn't covered by a recommended brand, there may not be a compatible shell, and you should not buy the Enigma at this time. You may want to join the PHLster Concealment Workshop community and search to see if someone else has found a solution.

If you made it this far, thanks for reading!