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Aaron · 12-17-2001, 12:24 AM

I have to laugh when I hear about these "overlooked WWII military depots and warehouses" loaded with mint holsters. If there were so many unissued holsters, how come they went to manufacturing ersatz paper holsters near the end of the war? dIf the fakers could pull it off they would suddenly "discover" warehouses full of mint, crated Lugers! But they can't, so the do the next best thing and concentrate making and selling "mint" holsters. Coin collectors now spend big bucks to have valuable coins authenticated and registered, so maybe we should be doing the same with holsters and guns. I would think everything could be carbon dated and a certificate of authenticity issued. That would stop all this nonsense. Incidentally, the small pistol holsters are more easily faked than the Luger and P-38 hard shell types, so be especially cautious with them.

12-17-2001, 12:24 AM	#10
Aaron Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Sense of Smell I have to laugh when I hear about these "overlooked WWII military depots and warehouses" loaded with mint holsters. If there were so many unissued holsters, how come they went to manufacturing ersatz paper holsters near the end of the war? dIf the fakers could pull it off they would suddenly "discover" warehouses full of mint, crated Lugers! But they can't, so the do the next best thing and concentrate making and selling "mint" holsters. Coin collectors now spend big bucks to have valuable coins authenticated and registered, so maybe we should be doing the same with holsters and guns. I would think everything could be carbon dated and a certificate of authenticity issued. That would stop all this nonsense. Incidentally, the small pistol holsters are more easily faked than the Luger and P-38 hard shell types, so be especially cautious with them.