1918 Holster

lugerholsterrepair · 03-03-2015, 09:36 PM

Antonio..Boy! Hard to say..is it worth it? Of course the top can be stitched back on. Hard to say what other stitching problems there might be once the holster is closely inspected. The thread used 100 years ago was a plant fiber that gradually weakens.
The worst part is the top and toe surface flaking off. One then has to wonder about the overall general leather condition. It would be easy to invest $60-80 bucks and still end up with a holster that is pretty well..worn. I hate to tell people how to spend their money. Honestly I have a 55 gallon barrel of holster scraps and most of those look in better condition? As a conservator I hate to see any holster die..as a collector I have to be concerned about where I put my hard earned after tax dollars. For me..I wouldn't put much into this one...I know I sound like a Mother rejecting her baby but it's in pretty bad shape? It's a tossup I guess.
The leather at the toe has to be kinda thin. On the plus side it has a very nice magazine pouch!
Thank to both of you fellows for your comments..

03-03-2015, 09:36 PM	#6
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	Antonio..Boy! Hard to say..is it worth it? Of course the top can be stitched back on. Hard to say what other stitching problems there might be once the holster is closely inspected. The thread used 100 years ago was a plant fiber that gradually weakens. The worst part is the top and toe surface flaking off. One then has to wonder about the overall general leather condition. It would be easy to invest $60-80 bucks and still end up with a holster that is pretty well..worn. I hate to tell people how to spend their money. Honestly I have a 55 gallon barrel of holster scraps and most of those look in better condition? As a conservator I hate to see any holster die..as a collector I have to be concerned about where I put my hard earned after tax dollars. For me..I wouldn't put much into this one...I know I sound like a Mother rejecting her baby but it's in pretty bad shape? It's a tossup I guess. The leather at the toe has to be kinda thin. On the plus side it has a very nice magazine pouch! Thank to both of you fellows for your comments.. __________________ 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."