</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Ron Wood:
<strong>It is an odd pattern for any Luger holster! I am not dead certain it is Bulgarian, but I bought it from Bulgaria and it has the Bulgarian rampant lion symbol in the maker's mark. The full flap design is also very typical of Bulgarian holsters. I will continue to pursue its origin, but by the evidence so far, I'm considering it Bulgarian.
Thanks to both of you for your opinions on the cleaning rod. Once I am satisfied that the leather is sound enough (and I think it is), I will try a couple of cleaning rods and see what might fit. Eventually I hope I will be able to track down a source that can identify the holster and the proper tools.
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Hello Mr.Wood
I don't know if this will help any, but there is a partial picture of this type Bulgarian holster on page 107 of "Luger, The Multi-National Pistol" by Mr.Keynon,Jr.
Ed