Forced matching

[Ron Smith]

"Lets say you have a very rare marking on a holster, Luftwaffe or Navy. The mark is on the body. The top is trashed. You find a good top just like the trashed one and exchange it.
Are you boosting or saving a very desirable and rare holster?"

Jerry,

I meant no disrespect to you or anyone else. Merely my point of view. If I offended you by using your name? I apologize, and was using it as a point of referrence only.

My point is, that I see no difference in restoring a rare holster by adding new or period parts, than I do replacing a mis-matched Luger part with a period part that is correct to the period.

I do have a problem with creating or altering a part in order to boost or create a rare all matching Luger. Such as adding markings etc.

In my search for period parts, I have had offers from some souces to create or re-number a part. I have declined in every instance.

If I replace a broken or mis-matched part from a 1914 DWM with a part from a 1915 DWM. I see no different in that than replacing a holster flap from a 1916 Holster with that of a 1917 flap. That, to me is a resoration, not boosting.

Ron