Borchardt

Ron Wood · 10-12-2013, 07:04 PM

The seller was reluctant to give me the full serial number but he trusted me to just use it to add to my data base. The statement about the bore is just some awkward wording, it has not been relined. The magazine #553 evidently went with a Borchardt that was parted out years ago as some parts of it have been reported but not the whole gun.

Doug,
If you find a Borchardt holster in better condition it is either extremely rare or a reproduction. Borchardt holsters are notorious for their poor condition. The soft patent leather did not hold up well at all.

10-12-2013, 07:04 PM	#6
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,119 Thanked 5,286 Times in 1,728 Posts	The seller was reluctant to give me the full serial number but he trusted me to just use it to add to my data base. The statement about the bore is just some awkward wording, it has not been relined. The magazine #553 evidently went with a Borchardt that was parted out years ago as some parts of it have been reported but not the whole gun. Doug, If you find a Borchardt holster in better condition it is either extremely rare or a reproduction. Borchardt holsters are notorious for their poor condition. The soft patent leather did not hold up well at all. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction