[lugerholsterrepair]

G.W. Thanks for explaining your experiences. I am in no way confrontational. I simply like to get peoples ideas about what has happned to them for reference to what I do and use. Leather is a difficult material and I am sure it can react just as you say although it has never done it to me. I pretty much only deal with German Luger or other German holsters from pre 1945. Perhaps Civil war leather was tanned a little differently or as JohnF indicated Saddle soap has changed it's formula. Hard to tell really. I just use it sparingly with little to no water. As with all things leather it is better to err on the side of caution. Thanks for the interesting thread...Jerry Burney