[lugerholsterrepair]

Ed, Yes..for sure. There are quite a number of things to wonder about in this photo! Like where are all the hardware pieces and tools needed? Needles, thread, hob nails, buckles and such? I suspect they may be in the box like thing the rifle barrel is resting on?

The little bench the fellow is working off of is likely a vise. It holds leather items in place while he works on them. It appears he might be re setting hob nails or re soling the boot in his vise. You can see his left foot is resting/pressing on the vise lever. Looks like his main business is boots and shoes! Many wooden shoe/boot lasts in his reapair arsenal!

What I don't see are any leather pieces? Leather boot soles or even leather hide for repairs. You would think that would be somewhere in this photo!

Most repair photo's I have seen show repairmen working off of a wagon. This fellow must have had some form of dependable transport.