Leather Care For Rare Eagle Holster
 

ERIC, ESQ here, Im presently acquiring a legit rare 1900 test luger holster, one of a thousand made for the army tests in the early 1900s for the Sprinfield Arsenal, Does anyone have advice other than to leave it untouched, Ill submit photographs to Ed for posting, This is legit, dna etc, I now have a match made in heaven. The photographs of the 1900 test luger, serialed to the original Bannerman number #6786, send me an email,' ill send pics, next week. God bless. 'SNOOKEM13@AOL.COM'

ERIC, ESQ, Ive got to commend the Site Gurus, for creating a one stop luger advice, After posting a question regarding holster care, I did what i should have done first, Common sense meant I wasn't the first neophyte with a holster care question, There it was, 'HOLSTER CARE AND PRESERVATION, BY MARVIN CLARK,containing detailed first hand information, PLEASE, before you inquire, search, read, its all there, Each of us thing there inquiry, is novel, dont be lazy, like myself, You find that in searching for your 'unique/probably not', you'll find, not only the answer to your question, but in return, learn way more in merely reading the priceless information, enlisted from the true expert, My respect to you all, ps, instead of bugging them, send an email to me, I love displaying my 'prettys // PS I FINALLY FOUND YOUR "SPELL CHECK"

The consensus seems to prefer "PRECARDS"

PRECARDS is available online, just search Precards, for a tube/ or bottle for $7.00 plus shipping, such a deal!

"Pecards" is a terrible thing to put on a holster. Please don't do it. It is a leather dressing but it is meant primarily for water proofing. It is great if you want to use it on your field boots, but it has no place on old leather. It contains far too many petroleum based compounds that will eventually break down the cell structure of the leather. If you must put anything on the holster, use Connolly's Hide Food. Jerry Burney has been cautioning against Pecards and advocating Connolly's for years

Good info, where can I find Connollys Hide Food?
Dante

Any self-respecting Rolls Royce dealer should have it :)

Even on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Connolly-Leath.../dp/B0002LJQKW

thank God, This time i asked, Ive decided to leave it alone, Pics next week.

The initual decision to purchase was based on the forums article on holster care,Maybe it needs amending, Thing of to consequences, I would direct anyone having a question, that can alter a 'gem of our past' DONT, DONT, then put it under the bed for another day, AGE IS BEAUTY, PATINA, STRAWING, The death of your luger, can take one moment of trying to out perform, natures evolution and aging,

I gag when I hear of someone touting the great properties of Pecards. I ruined half a dozen Pickelhauben years ago by applying Pecards to dry liners. Try autogeek.com for Hide Food.

ERIC, ESQ, If i was still praticing Law, We could start a class action, for Material Misrepresentation, Any other product warnings out there ???, LEAVE NATURE ALONE!!

I bought 2 "jars" of Connolys off of ebay a couple of years ago, I would imagine it will last me for many, many years.

So Pecards is bad?
It's recommended in the "Holster Care and Preservation" article in the General Information section.
I was going to try it based on that recommendation.

Opinions change, products change, That why its your resposibility to ask question, seek sources, nothing seems to slip by the current topics, and its impossible to reread all the thousands of opinions, that may or not be valid today. Its your responsibility not theirs to keep up with chages and opinions, Dont rely on one opinion or article when dealing with a priceless or favorite,'Pretty Lady', And to our Luger sentinel Keep up the great work, I read everything, and always seek a third opinion, Once an opinion is no longer valid, Im sure our 'Luger Police' or a valued readers will bring it to your attention, our friends came to the rescue!

Hi George, What is a Pickelhauben, inquiring minds want to know?

European spiked helmets, usually German but also scandinavian, Russian and Spanish. A lot of the Latin American countries did and still do use them, I think they call them piccolosombrero though.

Geo,
One picture is worth a bunch of words.
Tom

I hate to ask, what was the skike for?? Charging like a bull??

The spike was probably intended to help distinguish their troops in combat conditions to cut down on "friendly fire" type situations. By the time other countries adopted the spike after 1871 it was simply to imitate the Prussians whose military had made short work of two major opponents in two very short and decisive wars.

I could be wrong, but I believe that the spike or ball was actually created for a means for ventilation, and to identify with a military unit. At the base of the spike are four holes which allowed air to enter through the top of the Pickelhaube. The Infantry used a spike and the Artillery used a ball on their Pickelhaube.

I used to collect Pickelhaube many years ago, and a collector told me this information.

Cheers,
Albert

How heavy could they be, I tried on a german ww2 helmut, Its like juggling a bowling ball on a pool cue.

George and Albertâ??s comments are fundamentally correct from the standpoint of actual functionality in use. The origins of the Pickelhaube however were strictly ornamental, an element of military regalia. The Pickelhaube was the brainchild of Friedrick Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia and first Kaiser of the Second Reich. The first model was designed by the army at his direction in 1842 and was a high peaked unwieldy helmet that was difficult to keep on your head, and if worn other than tilted on the back of your head it obscured your visionâ?¦definitely not a combat design.

The actual origins of the spike design are somewhat apocryphal. Supposedly Friedrick was visiting his cousin Czar Nicolas I of Russia and spotted a prototype helmet that was being modeled after the earlier Persian spiked helmets. The Persian helmets had a short steel spike and were both functional and lethal. The idea intrigued Friedrick so when he got back to Prussia he created a design of his own that had no practical use but darned if it didnâ??t look great in parades!

George is correct that the Prussian spiked helmet influenced the headgear of several countries. One he left out is the U.S., as the 1872 U.S. Army dress helmet sported a spike and, like the Prussian counterpart, even had a trichter with hair plume for parades. It was made of pressed felt and was strictly a dress uniform item.

Even though I have a degree in history, ive learned more on topics discussed here by living historians. Interesting topics, topics that were never discussed in history class. I call this PRACTICAL HISTORY, Our own way of preserving our past,I know I appeciate our own, LUGER HISTORIAN, YOU ALL CONTRIBUTE, USING YOUR OWN PRICELESS, PERSONAL HISTORY, THANK YOU

Eric, Your right! Ron is old enough to have worn one of these picklehaben! Jerry Burney

If you listen to Jerry he would have you believe that I had a hand in developing the design concept for dirt.

I wonder if the spike on the pickelhaube hearkens back to the decorative peaks on the helmets of medieval armor? or further back, to Roman and Greek helmets?

--Dwight

RON, Im sure, you were around, before the DEAD SEA was sick!

GOOD NEWS, I received, today, my much awaited 1900 Test Luger, Genuine Holster, verified,genuine marked US ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL,E.H.S., my hero, and forum gentleman agreed to post for me a few closeups, I also submitted a forgery,thats been bouncing around, I beleive, with a comparision legit, you can see yourself,theforgeries that lurk every hobby, You can also send me an email, ill send you closeups of the entire test unit, luger and holster, I want to thank RON, ED DWIGHT AND ALL OF YOU, for your help, patience and understanding, Eric, Esq snookem13@aol.com