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Edward Tinker · 11-23-2004, 10:02 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Aaron:
I just cannot accept the fact that the German war production machine had access to so much good quality leather during 1944, as evidenced by the fact that so many military products at that time were made of ersatz leather. During this critical late war period the production of leather boots practically came to a halt, so why would such valuable leather be squandered on mere holsters? <hr /></blockquote>Interesting observation from the book "Forgotten Soldier" that I just read yesterday; this is Spring 1944... <blockquote>quote:<hr />...However, the cloth of the uniforms was of very inferior quality... The new boots were also markedly inferior, of rough, stiff, 4th quality leather...<hr /></blockquote>If boots were poor quality and the troops were walking everywhere, I can't imagine that holsters were of a higher need.

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11-23-2004, 10:02 PM	#10
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,987 Thanks: 2,083 Thanked 4,604 Times in 2,128 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Aaron: <strong>I just cannot accept the fact that the German war production machine had access to so much good quality leather during 1944, as evidenced by the fact that so many military products at that time were made of ersatz leather. During this critical late war period the production of leather boots practically came to a halt, so why would such valuable leather be squandered on mere holsters? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Interesting observation from the book "Forgotten Soldier" that I just read yesterday; this is Spring 1944... </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">...However, the cloth of the uniforms was of very inferior quality... The new boots were also markedly inferior, of rough, stiff, 4th quality leather...</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">If boots were poor quality and the troops were walking everywhere, I can't imagine that holsters were of a higher need. ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV