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George Anderson · 01-01-2013, 05:41 PM

In 1916 the Imperial German Army ordered all leather gear to be dyed black. Saddlers continued to produce goods in brown. In many cases brown holsters dated 1918 show up, this is one that was dyed black. There was no need to over dye the back.

01-01-2013, 05:41 PM	#6
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	In 1916 the Imperial German Army ordered all leather gear to be dyed black. Saddlers continued to produce goods in brown. In many cases brown holsters dated 1918 show up, this is one that was dyed black. There was no need to over dye the back.