1906 Brazilian Contract rig.
 

I have finally managed to complete my 1906 Brazilian rig as below:

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Holster (which was in such a terrible condition I was forced to restore it) from ebay of all places.
Stripping tool from a collector in USA and the DWM oil bottle/cleaning rod from Tom Heller, Many thanks Tom for completing the rig.
It was a hard rig to put together in this part of the world.
Regards

Thank you Murry. Just goes to show that persistence pays off. Just be sure that the holster is not marked AE inside with the pin punch pocket removed. Tom

Murray, can you tell us what you used and how you restored that holster? Did it require new leather or just refinishing...

P.S. Check your Private Messages. My wife Peggy is already planning dinner! :)

Yes Tom,
I did check that point out before I bought the Holster. The ebay vendor was very helpful.It certainly has never had a pin punch pouch and there are no marks inside. Good call!.
The holster was in very bad condition and the price reflected that. The vender advertised it as an old German Navy holster but I was fairly sure it could be Brazillian because of the length. The only reference I had was page 408 in Kenyon's Lugers at Random.
The dressing had all flaked off so it was cracked and ready to tear, the leather almost like suede.
I first removed the last of the black dressing and then applied heaps of PECARD leather dressing and let it dry. That made the leather soft and supple. Jan applied a few neat sutures (she is a Nurse) to the cleaning rod flap where one ear had torn away from the flap. Then I applied four coats of "TANA" black leather colour, allowing to dry between coats.
I don't usually refinish anything but in this case there was really no alternative and I am quite pleased with the result.
Regards
Murray.

Murry, Nice looking rig. Great holster repair job. Tom

Hello Murray,

Does your Brazilian holster have a circle-B stamped anywhere...?

I was reading in one of my John Walter books that this might be so. Similar circle-B used on the pistol, but of a larger size...

Regards,

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