Too Bad, Tom A.....

[lugerholsterrepair]

I have to agree with Albert. I did not believe the quality was up to the standards of the period and had sinister suspicions about the originality of this piece. The one thing that was immediately noticible to me was the lack of any border edging. The Germans rolled the edges of most all the parts on a holster. Not necessarily for decorative reasons but rolling the border compresses the leather, strengthening it and causes it to be less likely to crack and split. A holster made with out this necessary step was not made by a Master Saddler. Amatuers did not make these holsters in Germany at the turn of the century. Only Master craftsmen were employed to do this type of work. Jerry Burney