Tom Armstrong Name taken in vain!
 

what an odd statement for an ebay seller....

Ed, I think all who knew Tom appreciated his eye for quality. I have a Luger, Luger Holster, and a Sauer 38H that came from Tom. I guess I would mention that provenance here but, you are right, it is strange for Ebay.

Tom Armstrong wouldn't have let a Rottweiler chew on that paki goat hide. It would poison the poor dog. Tom Armstrong touching that thing would be like Superman touching kryptonite. He wouldn't get anywhere near it.

Jerry, you are, of course, right.

This slug also drags Jerry's name into one of his bogus offerings.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Imperial-Ge...8AAOSwSNhgeIzi

who is this 'seller'?

Guess put him on my ignore for ebay....

Well, Whoever he is he's probably not a bad guy. He lists a lot of militaria. It's just these two holsters that stand out and the name dropping.

Hi Jerry,
In his description of the Navy holster the seller describes it as being made of horse leather, can this be true?
Norm

Norm, Not in my opinion. The Germans had a leather industry that employed primarily cow hide for military gear. Horse hide is much different in texture and thickness. Of the thousands of Luger holsters I have been able to observe NEVER have I seen one I thought might be made of horse. Of course horse hide was used in certain applications..most I am not all that familiar with but I suspect apparel. Certainly not luger holsters.

Too, horses in WW1 were not bred for hides. They were a valuable source of transportation. Moving of armies. Munitions, supplies. Sadly many numbers of them were killed in battles and artillery barrages.

There are quite a number of things wrong with this so called Imperial Navy holster. It could promote quite a discussion on it's own merits regardless of what it's made of.

That's an excellent question Norm, one that never occurred to me.

But since you asked, I did a little Googling and think that the answer is in the range of maybe to probably. It turns out horsehide is the same weight and thickness as cowhide, but somewhat stiffer and shinier. It also turns out that it was once preferred for holsters because it let the natural oils surface, with some thinking that help keep rust at bay. It is also was commonly used in motorcycle jackets!!

Who would have thought?

Update: The original specification for the Army Air Force "Jacket, Flying, Type A-2" required "seal brown horsehide leather". Eventually they were also made from goatskin or cowhide.

My email notification had George's original phrasing, I liked it better.

Horse hide was often used for cowboy boots here in the States. I know nothing about Germany and do not trust Google :-)

For Comparision, Weimar and Imperial~

I suspect that the seller is member of this forum, or at least he is very familiar with participants on the forums. If we found out who it is, we might be surprised. However, that is just a wild guess. I'm like Sgt Schultz--"I know nothing!".

Take The FIFTH!!!!!!

Do you suspect he owns a 'pawn shop' in Venice Florida??? :D

Bingo! I suspect.

No Pawn Shop, Only Paradice!