1906 Brazilian Contract rig.

Lugers down under · 04-21-2004, 03:21 PM

Yes Tom,
I did check that point out before I bought the Holster. The ebay vendor was very helpful.It certainly has never had a pin punch pouch and there are no marks inside. Good call!.
The holster was in very bad condition and the price reflected that. The vender advertised it as an old German Navy holster but I was fairly sure it could be Brazillian because of the length. The only reference I had was page 408 in Kenyon's Lugers at Random.
The dressing had all flaked off so it was cracked and ready to tear, the leather almost like suede.
I first removed the last of the black dressing and then applied heaps of PECARD leather dressing and let it dry. That made the leather soft and supple. Jan applied a few neat sutures (she is a Nurse) to the cleaning rod flap where one ear had torn away from the flap. Then I applied four coats of "TANA" black leather colour, allowing to dry between coats.
I don't usually refinish anything but in this case there was really no alternative and I am quite pleased with the result.
Regards
Murray.

04-21-2004, 03:21 PM	#4
Lugers down under User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Great Barrier Island, New Zealand Posts: 228 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Yes Tom, I did check that point out before I bought the Holster. The ebay vendor was very helpful.It certainly has never had a pin punch pouch and there are no marks inside. Good call!. The holster was in very bad condition and the price reflected that. The vender advertised it as an old German Navy holster but I was fairly sure it could be Brazillian because of the length. The only reference I had was page 408 in Kenyon's Lugers at Random. The dressing had all flaked off so it was cracked and ready to tear, the leather almost like suede. I first removed the last of the black dressing and then applied heaps of PECARD leather dressing and let it dry. That made the leather soft and supple. Jan applied a few neat sutures (she is a Nurse) to the cleaning rod flap where one ear had torn away from the flap. Then I applied four coats of "TANA" black leather colour, allowing to dry between coats. I don't usually refinish anything but in this case there was really no alternative and I am quite pleased with the result. Regards Murray. __________________ Lugers down under