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lugerholsterrepair · 06-30-2009, 04:25 PM

Once Bill gets a nice Odin stock on there it will cover most of the belt loop holes and will go back to what this fine holster was intended for, a short rifle!

Klaus, I will see if I can find time to photograph the 2 original Imperial navy stocks I have.

I bought my first one 15 years ago for the price of a good used car...If I remember correctly from Joe Wotka off an ad in NAPCA magazine before the internet! The second one I ever saw for sale I bought from my good Friend Tom Armstrong with the help of George Anderson at last years Chantilly show. Thanks Guys! It too was not cheap but when I got it home it is approximately 100 numbers off from my first one!

Holsters are extremely rare but are a dime a dozen compared to original stocks.

It takes time to find Imperial Navy items..I am glad I started many years ago...

Thanks to all of you for the laudatory comments. I always am pleased when people who know what they are looking at appreciate it.

John, This subject has come up more than once...I guess like my predecessor.. Frank DeMauro... I will someday go on to my reward. I am hoping I will get to see many more holsters before that. I took it up because I was interested in holsters, was already making replica Luger lanyards and Tom Armstrong asked me to do it.
An apprentice? Not likely. A person more or less falls into his passion because he is involved in someway. A person who wants to fly hangs out at the airport.

This work will not make you rich. Only labor by the hour. It is hard and dirty. It is lonely. I spend many hours indoors by myself listening to music. It is extremely time consuming...You must structure your time and work even when it is mind numbingly boring. It is repeticious. Hand stitching miles of holes day after day. Hard on your hands, pulling thread, using a sharp knife all day long. I also spend many hours a week communicating with clients about the work they need.

The exciting part is when I get a rare holster like Bill's that intrigues me and stirrs my passion. I want to see it come back to life! Like a good book I couldn't put it down. In fact most holsters I restore give me a great deal of pleasure to see them right again.

Back to work!

Jerry Burney

Anyone want to apply?

Jerry Burney

06-30-2009, 04:25 PM	#15
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Once Bill gets a nice Odin stock on there it will cover most of the belt loop holes and will go back to what this fine holster was intended for, a short rifle! Klaus, I will see if I can find time to photograph the 2 original Imperial navy stocks I have. I bought my first one 15 years ago for the price of a good used car...If I remember correctly from Joe Wotka off an ad in NAPCA magazine before the internet! The second one I ever saw for sale I bought from my good Friend Tom Armstrong with the help of George Anderson at last years Chantilly show. Thanks Guys! It too was not cheap but when I got it home it is approximately 100 numbers off from my first one! Holsters are extremely rare but are a dime a dozen compared to original stocks. It takes time to find Imperial Navy items..I am glad I started many years ago... Thanks to all of you for the laudatory comments. I always am pleased when people who know what they are looking at appreciate it. John, This subject has come up more than once...I guess like my predecessor.. Frank DeMauro... I will someday go on to my reward. I am hoping I will get to see many more holsters before that. I took it up because I was interested in holsters, was already making replica Luger lanyards and Tom Armstrong asked me to do it. An apprentice? Not likely. A person more or less falls into his passion because he is involved in someway. A person who wants to fly hangs out at the airport. This work will not make you rich. Only labor by the hour. It is hard and dirty. It is lonely. I spend many hours indoors by myself listening to music. It is extremely time consuming...You must structure your time and work even when it is mind numbingly boring. It is repeticious. Hand stitching miles of holes day after day. Hard on your hands, pulling thread, using a sharp knife all day long. I also spend many hours a week communicating with clients about the work they need. The exciting part is when I get a rare holster like Bill's that intrigues me and stirrs my passion. I want to see it come back to life! Like a good book I couldn't put it down. In fact most holsters I restore give me a great deal of pleasure to see them right again. Back to work! Jerry Burney Anyone want to apply? 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."