short / long term luger storage

John Sabato · 08-20-2001, 11:19 AM

even if you have not experienced a problem yet. Holsters are designed as a mode of transportation, not long term storage.

The chemicals used to tan the leather can have a reaction with the metal after prolonged contact. I recommend that holsters be stored separately from you firearms. I inherited what was once a beautiful 1st generation colt single action that had been stored in it's leather in a very dry climate in a cedar chest for decades, and its collector value has received a devastating blow. It's only real value today is the sentiment that it was presented to me.

-John

08-20-2001, 11:19 AM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Joe, storage in the holster is not recommended even if you have not experienced a problem yet. Holsters are designed as a mode of transportation, not long term storage. The chemicals used to tan the leather can have a reaction with the metal after prolonged contact. I recommend that holsters be stored separately from you firearms. I inherited what was once a beautiful 1st generation colt single action that had been stored in it's leather in a very dry climate in a cedar chest for decades, and its collector value has received a devastating blow. It's only real value today is the sentiment that it was presented to me. -John

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