Help with C96 Harness

[Olle]

Originally Posted by Vlim

The best leather preservative is no preservative.

This is something you hear a lot, and I don't doubt that many "preservatives" or "reconditioners" can damage the leather. I guess no one can predict the long term effects of all the modern ointments, but what do one do when a holster is so stiff and cracked that it threatens to fall apart if you don't do anything?

It seems to me that the safest bet would be to use whatever they used back in the days, these holsters are around 100 years old so the long term effects are obviously not detrimental. Does anybody know?