Boot Assembly For Shoulder Stock

[Mauser720]

My artillery Luger holster and shoulder stock do not have any markings on them, so apparently they are reproductions even though they look old. The holster tip was jammed down toward the little leather cup or boot that goes over the end of the stock with the fastening "iron" on it. The result was that the leather ring that goes around the tip of the holster caused it to get squeezed in or dented. I cleaned the leather with saddle soap. Then I treated it with the Connolly Hide Care (formerly known as "Connolly Hide Food") as several other forum members advised me to do.

Whe I put everything back together, I noticed that one side of the little leather cup or boot that goes over the end of the stock is higher than the other side.

Purely by accident, I noticed that if you put the higher side of the cup toward the tip of the holster, this will prevent the holster from slipping downward and causing the tip of the holster to get dented or pinched in. When I received this rig, the tip of the holster was a little smashed in because of this.

I arranged it as you see in the photograph below, and I think this is a better way to put it back together. This way, the higher side of the little boot supports the thick bottom of the holster. And this tends to prevent it from getting pinched or dented by the leather ring that goes around the bottom.

If I am wrong about this, I would appreciate it if someone would please let me know.

Thank you,

Ron