1911a1 holster question

edwood · 12-09-2006, 04:27 PM

I picked up this milwaukee saddlery holster dated 1944, it is in good condtion but has some cracks in the leather, leather is still plyable,no tears of holes.stitching is all there. It looks like someone has staind the front black. I picked it up at a local antique store for 19$ otd. what is the value of an item like this.

edwood · 12-09-2006, 04:30 PM

photo of the back.

John Sabato · 12-10-2006, 09:07 PM

The holster is worth about what you paid for it, possibly more to a collector if it has no loose stitching... Some of them go for two or three times what you paid... check ebay for similar holsters that have already sold to get a closer idea. You can do this my using the advanced search function on ebay... search for "1911" "Colt" "holster" as your search terms and check the Completed Listings Only block...

Edward Tinker · 12-10-2006, 10:12 PM

Maybe a bit more, I think $35-$45 in this condition

Ed

thorin6 · 12-12-2006, 01:53 PM

No more than $20 is right--it looks like it was dyed black (see backside along the edges) and the dye has been rubbed/fading or someone tried to remove it. Common for WWII holsters to have been dyed in 1956-57 when the Army went to black instead of brown leather items.

12-09-2006, 04:27 PM	#1
edwood User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1911a1 holster question I picked up this milwaukee saddlery holster dated 1944, it is in good condtion but has some cracks in the leather, leather is still plyable,no tears of holes.stitching is all there. It looks like someone has staind the front black. I picked it up at a local antique store for 19$ otd. what is the value of an item like this. Attached Thumbnails

12-09-2006, 04:30 PM	#2
edwood User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	holster photo of the back. Attached Thumbnails

12-10-2006, 09:07 PM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	The holster is worth about what you paid for it, possibly more to a collector if it has no loose stitching... Some of them go for two or three times what you paid... check ebay for similar holsters that have already sold to get a closer idea. You can do this my using the advanced search function on ebay... search for "1911" "Colt" "holster" as your search terms and check the Completed Listings Only block... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

12-10-2006, 10:12 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,926 Thanks: 2,014 Thanked 4,523 Times in 2,089 Posts	Maybe a bit more, I think $35-$45 in this condition Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

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12-12-2006, 01:53 PM	#5
thorin6 User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 43 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No more than $20 is right--it looks like it was dyed black (see backside along the edges) and the dye has been rubbed/fading or someone tried to remove it. Common for WWII holsters to have been dyed in 1956-57 when the Army went to black instead of brown leather items.