Otto Sindel holster

lugerholsterrepair · 12-04-2015, 11:55 AM

I can't say yet if the holster we are discussing IS a fake? IF it is..it's a good one. It has me concerned but it has enough right that it's hard to tell without diving deeper into it. Especially with just photo's to work from. The ideal would be to have it in hand with 4-5 known original Otto Sindel holsters of the same date to compare. As it is I am relying on experience. What I have seen over 20 years and what I expect to see. When a mint example appears it SHOULD have the normal stitching characteristics..when it doesn't..it's time to get out the spyglass.

As Doug points out there ARE Fake Otto Sindel Sindel holsters on the market. They pale in comparison to Olle's. I have noticed fake holsters coming out of China are getting much better.

12-04-2015, 11:55 AM	#10
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	I can't say yet if the holster we are discussing IS a fake? IF it is..it's a good one. It has me concerned but it has enough right that it's hard to tell without diving deeper into it. Especially with just photo's to work from. The ideal would be to have it in hand with 4-5 known original Otto Sindel holsters of the same date to compare. As it is I am relying on experience. What I have seen over 20 years and what I expect to see. When a mint example appears it SHOULD have the normal stitching characteristics..when it doesn't..it's time to get out the spyglass. As Doug points out there ARE Fake Otto Sindel Sindel holsters on the market. They pale in comparison to Olle's. I have noticed fake holsters coming out of China are getting much better. __________________ 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."