FAKE EBay Holster

lugerholsterrepair · 05-27-2009, 11:08 AM

Gentlemen, Beware of this holster!!! It is a very fine study in what to look out for when you are spending your hard earned after tax dollars. Someone is going to get screwed bigtime on this one.
If you are an astute student of WW1 holsters you will immediately see why this CANNOT be authentic.

Jerry Burney

Hello Jerry,
I wrote the owner yesterday that it is the first time that I saw taht he is selling a fake. The backside of the holster, the part/place of the magazine is made like on these of the Third Reich. We find this kind of mag pouch not before 1926. The stiches of the closing straps of the Imperial Army holsters are 6, 2, 6. The measure/ proportion of the flap (left side more than right side) is nearly exactly like this of the Weimar time; itÂ´s nearly the same as on my Fischer or Wunderlich 1926 and 1927 dated holsters. The holster maker didnÂ´t exist and even the tool is a fake. You will also have mentioned the stichings of the lining/(casing) on the hosters backside. Imperial holsters donÂ´t have these.
ItÂ´s a fake without any question.
Best regards to you and a good time in your summer house. Klaus Merzbach

http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-NICE-GERMAN...QQcmdZViewItem

John Sabato · 05-27-2009, 03:49 PM

Hey Jerry... Please check your PM's.

alanint · 08-29-2009, 08:47 AM

It sold for $653.33!!!!

Wouldn't it be nice if you could advise the buyer?

FNorm · 08-29-2009, 09:21 AM

NAH. Don't advise the buyer, why ruin his day.

alanint · 08-29-2009, 09:28 AM

Well, mainly, if he paid with PayPal or a credit card, he can demand his money back.....

lew1 · 08-29-2009, 01:39 PM

I have purchased acouple of holsters from him. They were all legit.

klaus 3338 · 08-30-2009, 06:55 AM

I wrote two emails to the seller before the holster was sold but I do not got an answer. I also wrote an email to the one who won the auktion. I got his email address via the feetbacks. He asked me why I mean it would be a fake...
This holster is a fake!

tenbears · 08-30-2009, 12:18 PM

I have bought a few bayonets from this seller and have found him to be one of the best sellers to deal with. But regarding this holster I agree with Klaus and Jerry it's bad.

05-27-2009, 11:08 AM	#1
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,132 Times in 1,439 Posts	FAKE EBay Holster Gentlemen, Beware of this holster!!! It is a very fine study in what to look out for when you are spending your hard earned after tax dollars. Someone is going to get screwed bigtime on this one. If you are an astute student of WW1 holsters you will immediately see why this CANNOT be authentic. Jerry Burney Hello Jerry, I wrote the owner yesterday that it is the first time that I saw taht he is selling a fake. The backside of the holster, the part/place of the magazine is made like on these of the Third Reich. We find this kind of mag pouch not before 1926. The stiches of the closing straps of the Imperial Army holsters are 6, 2, 6. The measure/ proportion of the flap (left side more than right side) is nearly exactly like this of the Weimar time; itÂ´s nearly the same as on my Fischer or Wunderlich 1926 and 1927 dated holsters. The holster maker didnÂ´t exist and even the tool is a fake. You will also have mentioned the stichings of the lining/(casing) on the hosters backside. Imperial holsters donÂ´t have these. ItÂ´s a fake without any question. Best regards to you and a good time in your summer house. Klaus Merzbach http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-NICE-GERMAN...QQcmdZViewItem __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know." Last edited by lugerholsterrepair; 05-27-2009 at 12:10 PM.

05-27-2009, 03:49 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Hey Jerry... Please check your PM's. __________________ 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..."*

08-29-2009, 01:39 PM	#6
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	I have purchased acouple of holsters from him. They were all legit. __________________ charlie

08-29-2009, 08:47 AM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	It sold for $653.33!!!! Wouldn't it be nice if you could advise the buyer?

08-29-2009, 09:21 AM	#4
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	NAH. Don't advise the buyer, why ruin his day.

08-29-2009, 09:28 AM	#5
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Well, mainly, if he paid with PayPal or a credit card, he can demand his money back.....

08-30-2009, 06:55 AM	#7
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 519 Thanks: 0 Thanked 416 Times in 162 Posts	I wrote two emails to the seller before the holster was sold but I do not got an answer. I also wrote an email to the one who won the auktion. I got his email address via the feetbacks. He asked me why I mean it would be a fake... This holster is a fake!

08-30-2009, 12:18 PM	#8
tenbears User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 370 Thanks: 3 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts	I have bought a few bayonets from this seller and have found him to be one of the best sellers to deal with. But regarding this holster I agree with Klaus and Jerry it's bad.