Otto Sindel holster

lugerholsterrepair · 12-04-2015, 07:47 PM

Olle, Thank you! Excellent photo's! I appreciate it. This is getting to be a real head scratcher!
The closure stud looks excellent. Lathe turned. Just as one would expect on an original. The thread is still disconcerting. It looks very much like cotton and not linen. The sections I would expect to see double stitches have not improved..where the pull-up strap is sewn. I am torn. There are several other areas of concern but I am beating you up for no good reason because I just can't nail it down. It has some very good reasons why it is and some very good reasons why it isn't.

Olle · 12-04-2015, 08:24 PM

Jerry,

No disrespect, but I think one of the reasons you suspect a fake is the condition, and this might be that thing you can't put your finger on. If that's the case, I can't say that I blame you.

Even a slightly used holster without any wear does change in appearance, shape etc, and there are really not many original holsters in this condition to compare with. I looked at it again this afternoon, and while trying a gun in it I realized that the rub marks on the flap are from the leather it rubs against when it's closed. I can't see much of gun wear inside it, so maybe the lack of deformation from use is one of those details that bug you?

As you already know, holding a holster in your hand so you can look at it, touch it, feel it, sniff it, lick it etc. is totally different from looking at pictures, and this is why I'm thoroughly confused now. It looks old, feels old, smells old and I just cannot believe that somebody would be able to age a holster to look and feel like this. Let alone making a holster of this quality at a price that beats an original.

Like I have already said, it's not my holster so I don't have a dog in the fight. Now it's just a matter of my own curiosity and education, so I would really like to know what else you can see. Just let me know if you need more pictures, I would be happy to provide them. Just to satisfy my curiosity, I might even send it to you for examination.

12-04-2015, 07:47 PM	#1
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Olle, Thank you! Excellent photo's! I appreciate it. This is getting to be a real head scratcher! The closure stud looks excellent. Lathe turned. Just as one would expect on an original. The thread is still disconcerting. It looks very much like cotton and not linen. The sections I would expect to see double stitches have not improved..where the pull-up strap is sewn. I am torn. There are several other areas of concern but I am beating you up for no good reason because I just can't nail it down. It has some very good reasons why it is and some very good reasons why it isn't. __________________ 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."

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12-04-2015, 08:24 PM	#2
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	Jerry, No disrespect, but I think one of the reasons you suspect a fake is the condition, and this might be that thing you can't put your finger on. If that's the case, I can't say that I blame you. Even a slightly used holster without any wear does change in appearance, shape etc, and there are really not many original holsters in this condition to compare with. I looked at it again this afternoon, and while trying a gun in it I realized that the rub marks on the flap are from the leather it rubs against when it's closed. I can't see much of gun wear inside it, so maybe the lack of deformation from use is one of those details that bug you? As you already know, holding a holster in your hand so you can look at it, touch it, feel it, sniff it, lick it etc. is totally different from looking at pictures, and this is why I'm thoroughly confused now. It looks old, feels old, smells old and I just cannot believe that somebody would be able to age a holster to look and feel like this. Let alone making a holster of this quality at a price that beats an original. Like I have already said, it's not my holster so I don't have a dog in the fight. Now it's just a matter of my own curiosity and education, so I would really like to know what else you can see. Just let me know if you need more pictures, I would be happy to provide them. Just to satisfy my curiosity, I might even send it to you for examination.