WW1 Luger magazine puch

suum cuique · 10-03-2009, 06:01 PM

Somebody is offering this WW1 magazine pouch.
Any idea if this pouch is an original? The owner states it is an original.

policeluger · 10-03-2009, 07:56 PM

It would be dated if original.....

lugerholsterrepair · 10-03-2009, 10:24 PM

Andy..No, it is not. It appears to be a nicely made pouch but there are some key differences in it and an original German Artillery pouch.

The Germans did not sew in a leather disc/pad under the closure stud. The stud was left bare where it was mushroomed over the washer on the underneath of the top flap.

You can look at the profile of this closure stud and it is not made as the Germans made them. This one is too large a ball and the stem is too long. Also there is NO partina on the brass or the leather.
It does not look like it was made 90 some years ago, went thru the Great War and survived to tell the tale.

A decent attempt but falls way short of this collectors eye.

Not all original pouches were marked. Many Artillery pouches have interesting maker markings and dates though. You really must judge the piece for what it is here and now.

Jerry Burney

suum cuique · 10-03-2009, 11:25 PM

Jerry,
thanks. You are right, it looks too good for an original.
I have never seen one of those before.

rolandtg · 10-05-2009, 08:26 PM

I got one similar to that for about $20 on eBay. I use it at the range.

10-03-2009, 06:01 PM	#1
suum cuique User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MD / Currently about 9000 klicks east of the Potomac Posts: 497 Thanks: 100 Thanked 47 Times in 35 Posts	WW1 Luger magazine puch Somebody is offering this WW1 magazine pouch. Any idea if this pouch is an original? The owner states it is an original. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Regards, Andy There's No Place Like Home (Wizard Of Oz)

10-03-2009, 10:24 PM	#3
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,931 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Andy..No, it is not. It appears to be a nicely made pouch but there are some key differences in it and an original German Artillery pouch. The Germans did not sew in a leather disc/pad under the closure stud. The stud was left bare where it was mushroomed over the washer on the underneath of the top flap. You can look at the profile of this closure stud and it is not made as the Germans made them. This one is too large a ball and the stem is too long. Also there is NO partina on the brass or the leather. It does not look like it was made 90 some years ago, went thru the Great War and survived to tell the tale. A decent attempt but falls way short of this collectors eye. Not all original pouches were marked. Many Artillery pouches have interesting maker markings and dates though. You really must judge the piece for what it is here and now. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

10-03-2009, 11:25 PM	#4
suum cuique User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MD / Currently about 9000 klicks east of the Potomac Posts: 497 Thanks: 100 Thanked 47 Times in 35 Posts	Jerry, thanks. You are right, it looks too good for an original. I have never seen one of those before. __________________ Regards, Andy There's No Place Like Home (Wizard Of Oz)

10-03-2009, 07:56 PM	#2
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	It would be dated if original.....

10-05-2009, 08:26 PM	#5
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 477 Thanks: 379 Thanked 258 Times in 113 Posts	I got one similar to that for about $20 on eBay. I use it at the range.