Making new leather look old/used - Page 2

Jim Mac · 08-23-2018, 10:55 PM

if you really want to age the leather and don't mind looking odd. just strap the empty holster on your hip after work and wear it for after work and weekends every where you go and while doing yard work, working on cars etc. heck keep it on in bed too.
or watch some you tube videos how we used to break in our kids new softball gloves. jim

Major Tom · 09-01-2018, 04:58 PM

Well, it seems you guys are very much against repro holsters and also saying genuine WW2 holsters can be bought for, say, $100. So, who has a nice holster that is not falling apart for sale?

DonVoigt · 09-01-2018, 05:01 PM

Tom,
look on ebay there are many cheaper original holsters there, but you have to keep looking.
You can create a search that will email you when a "luger holster" is listed.

Bargain holsters on ebay are not going to last long, and no one is likely to advise you of a real deal- they will buy it themselves!

There is a link below to a $50 bulgarian luger holster, there are some nicer ones for up to 100$; and a good swiss holster for 100 listed now too.

I don't think anyone said you could get a "nice" holster for $100! You will get a well used one with some issues.

Bill Wylon on this board has sold some nice holsters for $150 , you might pm him.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WW2...0AAOSw1LRaz48W

And one on GB:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WW2...0AAOSw1LRaz48W

lugerholsterrepair · 09-01-2018, 05:47 PM

who has a nice holster that is not falling apart for sale? Tom, I think it might be unrealistic to find a NICE original holster for a C note. Up your ante just a little..it's NOT spent money after all. Just invested. Get something you won't have any trouble selling later on.

OH! Don's a great guy but please ignore his advice on this, trust me, buying a Bulgarian holster would more foolish than buying a repro. Wait it out..something decent and GERMAN will appear.

09-01-2018, 04:58 PM	#22
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 483 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	Well, it seems you guys are very much against repro holsters and also saying genuine WW2 holsters can be bought for, say, $100. So, who has a nice holster that is not falling apart for sale? __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

09-01-2018, 05:01 PM	#23
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Tom, look on ebay there are many cheaper original holsters there, but you have to keep looking. You can create a search that will email you when a "luger holster" is listed. Bargain holsters on ebay are not going to last long, and no one is likely to advise you of a real deal- they will buy it themselves! There is a link below to a $50 bulgarian luger holster, there are some nicer ones for up to 100$; and a good swiss holster for 100 listed now too. I don't think anyone said you could get a "nice" holster for $100! You will get a well used one with some issues. Bill Wylon on this board has sold some nice holsters for $150 , you might pm him. https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WW2...0AAOSw1LRaz48W And one on GB: https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WW2...0AAOSw1LRaz48W __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

09-01-2018, 05:47 PM	#24
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,766 Thanks: 4,883 Thanked 3,121 Times in 1,432 Posts	who has a nice holster that is not falling apart for sale? Tom, I think it might be unrealistic to find a NICE original holster for a C note. Up your ante just a little..it's NOT spent money after all. Just invested. Get something you won't have any trouble selling later on. OH! Don's a great guy but please ignore his advice on this, trust me, buying a Bulgarian holster would more foolish than buying a repro. Wait it out..something decent and GERMAN will appear. __________________ 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."

08-23-2018, 10:55 PM	#21
Jim Mac User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 261 Thanks: 2 Thanked 67 Times in 35 Posts	if you really want to age the leather and don't mind looking odd. just strap the empty holster on your hip after work and wear it for after work and weekends every where you go and while doing yard work, working on cars etc. heck keep it on in bed too. or watch some you tube videos how we used to break in our kids new softball gloves. jim