Estate sale find

Olle · 09-23-2018, 02:26 PM

Found this at an estate sale and took a chance on it. It looks like somebody removed the tool pouch, but that's the only major issue I have found.

So now it would be interesting to know if this is the real McCoy or a replica. The "fancy" leather makes me think it's a commercial model, and I have never seen any reproductions that look like this. So what's the verdict?

DonVoigt · 09-23-2018, 05:46 PM

The leather makes me think repro too.
How "thick" is the leather?

Olle · 09-23-2018, 08:51 PM

The leather is pretty thick, but appears to be of better quality than you normally see in repros. It has some age to it as well. There's a few worn spots where it's turning brown, and somebody (probably Jerry Burney) told me that modern black leather will have a green tint to it when it wears.

09-23-2018, 02:26 PM	#1
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	Estate sale find Found this at an estate sale and took a chance on it. It looks like somebody removed the tool pouch, but that's the only major issue I have found. So now it would be interesting to know if this is the real McCoy or a replica. The "fancy" leather makes me think it's a commercial model, and I have never seen any reproductions that look like this. So what's the verdict? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Deer Hollow Enterprises, LLC Gun repair and restoration

09-23-2018, 05:46 PM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,355 Times in 2,041 Posts	The leather makes me think repro too. How "thick" is the leather? __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

09-23-2018, 08:51 PM	#3
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	The leather is pretty thick, but appears to be of better quality than you normally see in repros. It has some age to it as well. There's a few worn spots where it's turning brown, and somebody (probably Jerry Burney) told me that modern black leather will have a green tint to it when it wears. __________________ Deer Hollow Enterprises, LLC Gun repair and restoration