[John Sabato]

I am not a leather expert, but from my years of examining Lugers and their accessories at gunshows, and reading everything I can get my hands on regarding lugers... this is just my opinion. I think that the holster is original, but was modified by a previous owner for belt carry as Ron has described because at the time it was done, the collector value of the holster was probably not considered even close to what it is today.

While the triple pouch looks genuine from it's construction, I can't comment on authenticity because the only triple pouches I have seen have been in photographs... and in particular one made from scratch by our very own leathermaster Jerry Burney...

While restoration may leave a few holes in the holster, if it were mine, I would ship it off to Jerry for his magic...

The magazines look to be in EXCELLENT condition, but maybe even too good to be original to the gun that came in the holster. There doesn't seem to be any wear on them at all, and I find it unusual that one of the mag bottoms is a different stain color than the other two... I guess what I am trying to say is the mags look too fresh have originally been part of this rig.