[lugerholsterrepair]

John, Thanks for the offer and your confidence that I have such an article inside my tiny brain. I really am not all that knowledgable about the subject of chemical application for leather preservation and how it affects leather long term. In fact, I could be wrong about Connoly's and it could turn your holster into mush in ten years for all I know. I just like the way I see it work on leather I apply it to.

I am no chemist so I only know how it works short term. I do not recomend Pecards because Pecards does not recomend Pecard's. A fellow collector and a guy who knows a little about the leather preservation subject called and talked with Pecards. David Mclain of Colorado Springs. He tells me the folks at Pecard's don't know where the Smithsonian rumor came from and they do not recomend their product for the preservation or treatment of museum quality leather.I think they said Pecards was good for stuff you were going to hang in the barn over the winter...No joke!

Either Marvin or David showed me a link to a leather site where someone who is a chemist was discussing leather treatment in knowledgable detail. I cannot find that site but I wish I could. This fellow had extensive knowledge of how to treat leather. He had a whole website about it that was fascinating reading.

So, I am sad to say that I must decline your generous offer because I am good at what I do but know my limitations. Besides, I am pushing a needle for ten hours a day and I don't have time to get smart! Believe me john, it's not because of the amount you don't want to pay me! Thanks my friend, Jerry