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05-11-2010, 09:52 PM | #1 |
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rotten holster on ebay
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Mein Gott!
One has to wonder in what conditions this was stored.. |
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Interesting that the rot spots are around areas where the metal of pistol, magazine and loading tool would have touched the leather.
Makes you wonder how the pistol looked.... |
05-12-2010, 12:51 PM | #5 |
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It looks charred inside, like it was used to carry hot coals. Maybe an improvised hand warmer from the Eastern Front? Regards
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I would suspect some sort of chemical reaction between the metal and the tanning solution in the leather.
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Rotten leather is caused by the reaction of leather with gun oil or grease. My question does any one have a cure or repair?
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09-29-2010, 07:34 PM | #8 |
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Bryan is absolutely correct. This holster came by these damages from overoiling the pistol/magazine/tool and the oils seeped into the leather..over time it reacts like a burn, turning the leather brittle and black, just like it was burned. This is quite common actually..I have seen many examples over the years.
A cure or repair? A time machine comes to mind. Jerry Burney
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As I am still a novice, and that this topic about oil soiled leather came up; does Balistol spoils leather holsters or not? Because according to its promoters the product preserves leather. I wonder what experienced collectors say.
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10-31-2010, 12:42 PM | #10 |
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Balistol is ok for nowadays stuff like belts or modern holsters, but I would not use it for antique or collector's items.
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Thanks for your reply Andy. I hope that I haven't done much damage to my newly acquired 1938 holster as I used it once in the hope that the holster would benefit from a spray with Balistol. The main reason I gave it a spray because it was stone dry and was afraid that it might start to crack. Now after reading some of the comments I don't think I will be using it again.
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