[lugerholsterrepair]

Dwight, Really nice setup.

To answer your question, the best way to preserve this leather is to not flex it any more than possible. Where it is sueded through the shiney outside epidermis, the leather is breaking down and nothing on the Planet will really improve this condition.

Most of us think in terms of applying something to improve leather but there is another side to leather preservation and that is storage and use. It is important not to flex the leather because every time it is bent the leather fibers that are left exposed seperate and break. Connoly's or any other leather treatment is not going to stop this from happening. Sadly leather gets into a condition that cannot be retrieved. It can only be preserved from getting worse.

I would treat the outside with a little Connoly's where it still has the shiney surface but would stay away from the sueded areas. I would not treat the inside at all. Proper storage and gentle handeling is going to be your best friend in this fight. Dark dry storage in a seperate container so it will not be crushed in any way. I gently stuff some plastic grocery bags into my holsters to retain their shape. Good Luck! Jerry Burney