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John Sabato · 03-21-2008, 03:18 PM

The best thing you can do to preserve it is to use a soft shoe brush to keep it clean and put NOTHING on it. Keep it in a dry and cool environment... Any type of oil based substances will only speed the natural decay of the leather... This leather was intended to be stiff, not pliable. To maintain the shape fill it with bubble wrap. and don't buckle it... leave the buckle open.

From the looks of the impression in the front of the holster, the GI that brought it home, kept a Walther P.38 in it instead of a Luger. Both guns will fit this type of holster.

03-21-2008, 03:18 PM	#7
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	The best thing you can do to preserve it is to use a soft shoe brush to keep it clean and put NOTHING on it. Keep it in a dry and cool environment... Any type of oil based substances will only speed the natural decay of the leather... This leather was intended to be stiff, not pliable. To maintain the shape fill it with bubble wrap. and don't buckle it... leave the buckle open. From the looks of the impression in the front of the holster, the GI that brought it home, kept a Walther P.38 in it instead of a Luger. Both guns will fit this type of holster. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*