LugerForum Discussion Forums - View Single Post

lugerholsterrepair · 02-25-2008, 12:48 PM

John You old coot! Thirty years ago was 1978! The older we get the more we lose all concept of time...
Fake holsters were being made in 1946. You can bet tools were not far behind. Why did they make them when originals were so plentiful? Because they could I guess.
1978 is relatively recent. Almost any original tool you see today has a lighter bluing and some wear or rust in the corners. This one is a deep blue, no wear I can see. If it were Weimar or WW1 I can guarentee you it would not look like this even if it were kept in a sock drawer.
Just does not look right in any way to me and my small collection of known originals.
Get a measurement as John suggests and it might ease your mind...one way or the other.
Jerry Burney

02-25-2008, 12:48 PM	#11
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	John You old coot! Thirty years ago was 1978! The older we get the more we lose all concept of time... Fake holsters were being made in 1946. You can bet tools were not far behind. Why did they make them when originals were so plentiful? Because they could I guess. 1978 is relatively recent. Almost any original tool you see today has a lighter bluing and some wear or rust in the corners. This one is a deep blue, no wear I can see. If it were Weimar or WW1 I can guarentee you it would not look like this even if it were kept in a sock drawer. Just does not look right in any way to me and my small collection of known originals. Get a measurement as John suggests and it might ease your mind...one way or the other. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."