Question about Bulgarian holsters

Heinz · 07-11-2009, 08:39 PM

Dana, at the time I did that tutorial I owned both holsters. I still have the rat and at 50$ I paid way too much IMHO. Mine does not smell musty, it smells like goat urine. These holsters are made from poor quality leather and are poorly sewn. I think they are unlikely to be from any military contract but they would work great for hauling a shooter to the range if their tanning salts are not corrosive.
Their poor craftsmanship would suggest they were not made before the end of WWII.
I do not know when they were made, or for who. I suspect they were turned out for the tourist trade after the fall of the Soviet Union.

07-11-2009, 08:39 PM	#19
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Dana, at the time I did that tutorial I owned both holsters. I still have the rat and at 50$ I paid way too much IMHO. Mine does not smell musty, it smells like goat urine. These holsters are made from poor quality leather and are poorly sewn. I think they are unlikely to be from any military contract but they would work great for hauling a shooter to the range if their tanning salts are not corrosive. Their poor craftsmanship would suggest they were not made before the end of WWII. I do not know when they were made, or for who. I suspect they were turned out for the tourist trade after the fall of the Soviet Union.