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Originally Posted by sheepherder
When I was in Germany I made the typical Yank tourist mistake of ordering a 'hamburger'...And that is what I got. What I wanted was a 'beefburger', and there is a big difference. 
When I asked about this I was told that beef [cattle] were not as common as in America, so ham [from hogs] was more common. So jackets, purses, shoes, etc were more commonly made from pigskin than cowhide.
I would assume this also applied to holsters.
The Bundeswehr Luftwaffe flight jacket I brought back was pigskin as well. Dyed gray.  |
I would tend to agree with you, but if that was so, wouldn't there be more pigskin luger holsters than regular ones?
Last time I told my Belgian mother in law I was in the mood for a steak I didn't specify beef. Horse isn't bad, just not as good...