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Unread 04-18-2004, 02:23 PM   #5
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Jay, Sorry to say I do not make reproduction P-38 Lanyards. I re searched the Luger Lanyard for many years and was able to find enough specs to reproduce those and have probably made and sold a hundred or so.
The real problem with the P-38 lanyard is not in it's specifications but in the availability of the proper materials to make it. The strap is made of a thick OD colored woven material that I have not been able to locate anywhere. During the era these were manufactured the material was not synthetic and as such, anything that is a natural fiber is scarce in today's market to say the least. Were this strapping available it would be a simple matter to replicate this scarce, expensive and desirable Lanyard. This is the only drawback I have found to frustrate this project.
I have noticed quite a few original P-38 Lanyards for sale on eBay from time to time and they go for several hundred dollars. Jerry Burney
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