Holster restored
 

A short time ago I posted in the new collector's forum, asking for info on an inherited Luger. The holster was a bit ragged and it was recommended that I contact Jerry Burney here about getting it brought back to life. Well, I'm here to tell ya, he does great work. These are some pix of the before.

Here's the after.
Thanx, Jerry!!!

Hard to believe isn't it ?? Simply First Class work !!

It is indeed. Gives my 1917 DWM Police a happy home.
The most amazing part was that he was done working on it at almost the same time he received it! Spent more time in transit than it did in his shop.

Way to go Terry! AND Jerry!

FN

Brings to mind Saturday morning cartoons, eh.

Amazing thing is that Jerry uses authentic thread material to stitch the pieces together. In a few years, with the weathering of time, one may not be able to tell it from "original".

I once helped a friend repair a beat up 1858 Remington cap and ball revolver. It had some pretty battered screws and a non-functional ram rod and catch. It was a pleasant afternoon of effort with hand tools and hand fabricated springs. There was no intent to create a fake, just return an old veteran to functional configuration. After it was all done, my friend showed the gun to several collectors and explained that I had repaired it. They asked "what repairs did he do to it?". That made me feel pretty good since I had not increased the value of the gun one iota but it looked and functioned as original. Jerry does that with leather.

Thanks fellows..I appreciate it.
Ron brings up a subject I hear often. Will restoration hurt the value of my holster?
I think for the most part it can help not only with the value but restoration is necessary to prevent further deterioration.
Similar to removing rust that starts on a pistol..

Terry, Thanks for the great presentation!

Jerry Burney

downeastah ,

Don't store the gun in the holster! the holster was designed to protect it from dirt dust in a war environment where it will be constantly removed, and maintained, not keep it from rusting in a drawer...

Jerry,

GREAT work as usual!

Well, Jerry, I think that credit goes where it's due. And you deserve the attaboy.
I agree with the philosophy about restoration. I worked for a number of years in yacht design and construction and agree that one must do all possible to halt deterioration or lose a bit of history.
Thanx again.

Thanks for the reminder, John. I seem to recall reading something about holsters and storage.
Oh, yeah. It was at this site.
The Luger has its own warm, fuzzy case and only goes in the holster to show off.