1913 Eckart

[lugerholsterrepair]

Walt, Sorry I did not have time yesterday to respond to your inquiry.
You have a very nice Police conversion. The leather seems to be exceptional. Corlor is nice and all in all a beautiful holster. The hinge is in exceptional shape. Nice to see on a holster as old as this one.



I get asked often if I think a holster should be repaired. It is really up to you and your collecting style. Some people would not mind the missing closure tab or the stitching holes. Other types of collectors would prefer to have it back to it's original form and replace it if it could be done right.

The biggest mistake I see come through my leather shop is a repair made by a person who is unfamiliar with proper restoration and not only bungles the job but further damages the piece beyond proper repair such as a shoe repair shop.

This tab can be replicated, proper width and thickness, dyed the proper color and stitched on with linen thread just as German Saddlers would have done. This job would cost $15.00 plus return shipping.

Hope this helps, Jerry Burney