short / long term luger storage

BILL · 08-20-2001, 04:00 PM

jon, since you asked me to please post a reply (why do you ask that, anyway?) I will. I also have some Lugers and other pistols that were in their holsters for many years. Actually, one was put up on a closet shelf in a shoebox inside of its holster in 1947 and this last year it saw daylight for the first time since then. It has no rust, no pitting, solid bluing all around. The science of tanning leather indicates that there are some chemical agents used that are not friendly to the bluing process. Also, leather does not 'breathe' and can trap moisture if present. There are better ways to store handguns than in the holsters but many have survived unscathed by this practice. Why take chances with something that is believed not to be a sound practice?

08-20-2001, 04:00 PM	#16
BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: its strange jon, since you asked me to please post a reply (why do you ask that, anyway?) I will. I also have some Lugers and other pistols that were in their holsters for many years. Actually, one was put up on a closet shelf in a shoebox inside of its holster in 1947 and this last year it saw daylight for the first time since then. It has no rust, no pitting, solid bluing all around. The science of tanning leather indicates that there are some chemical agents used that are not friendly to the bluing process. Also, leather does not 'breathe' and can trap moisture if present. There are better ways to store handguns than in the holsters but many have survived unscathed by this practice. Why take chances with something that is believed not to be a sound practice?