Ebay purchase

Rob · 05-17-2003, 01:58 PM

I feel lucky that I won this bid ( item # 2171534483), the clock just seemed to give it to me. Here is the description from the auction,
"This is a wonderful example of a German WW I Luger Holster. Nice markings "EUGEN HUBER MILITAR-EFEKTN MUNCHEN" are clearly legible on the backside and leather remains very healthy with all stitching intact. Overall measuring 7 3/4 inches across by 10 inches tall. "

Instead of me posting a few photos here, could you great guys take a look at Ebay item 2171534483 and reply here with any more info? I bought it to go with the Luger I describe in the Commercial Luger Board under "Great Grandad's not-so-long-lost Luger". I was bidding against what seems to be some other "veteran Luger-collectors", so I am confident I got a good original holster. It arrived in wonderful condition as pictured.

Thanks for your informed input!
Rob

Pete Ebbink · 05-17-2003, 02:27 PM

Added a hot link to Rob's e-Bay page :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2171534483

Thought it might make it easier for folks to take a look-see...

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

Rob · 05-17-2003, 02:55 PM

...along with my holster inquiry above (thanks for adding the link, Pete!-I should have done that.)...I don't see any discussions about belts.

What brown belt should I look for to go with this holster and the "parts gun" I have?

Thanks again...there is a cool military antique shop near here (Kaiser Bill's) in Pomona, CA who has a few belts.

Rob

lugerholsterrepair · 05-17-2003, 04:14 PM

Rob, Looks like you got a keeper here! Very nice condition and it seems to have all it was issued with. Nice collectable piece.

What other information were you trying to find out about it?

The standard WW1 belt would go with this nicely. Brown with the Gott Mit Uns and crown buckle.

Congratulations! Jerry Burney

George Anderson · 05-18-2003, 09:32 AM

Rob, Brown leather E.M. belt rough side out. Because of the maker, I'd opt for a Bavarian buckle "Im Treue Fest" .

lugerholsterrepair · 05-18-2003, 01:43 PM

Rob, I believe George deffinately has the better idea about this. He is more of a collector than I am and knows his business concerning the WW1 era. Jerry Burney

Rob · 05-18-2003, 11:09 PM

Thanks, guys!

I am guessing that "E.M." means "Enlisted Man"?

Rob Haerr

John Sabato · 05-19-2003, 10:32 AM

I have requested that the seller grant his permission for me to post the excellent eBay photos in a Member Gallery Album...

I believe that he will grant this permission since I have communicated with him previously...

These excellent photos will be a permanent part of Lugerforum.com

Rob · 05-24-2003, 11:59 PM

Thanks for your help, guys. I found a very nice "In Treue Fest" buckle at "Kaiser Bill's" Antique Militaria shop in Pomona, CA...and he paired it up with a WWI belt that matches the holster pretty well. Belt and buckle...$150. Holster...$290.
All I need now is the "Luger Tool" and my package is complete with gun, and holster rig all made in the same time frame. Since the Luger has been in the family for around 80 years, I figured it needed the proper leather to go with it! When my Dad and I retrieved the gun from his cousin (who doesn't care for guns), it had been wrapped it in one of his Mother's (the gun was her Dad's, my Dad and his Grandfather's, my great-Grandad) old nylon stockings since probably 1940 when her Dad died.
This family history is pretty cool and fun stuff...thanks for helping me add to it, gentleman! Just don't tell my wife that I spent $440 on two pieces of "jerky" and a piece of tin, as she calls it

Rob

05-17-2003, 01:58 PM	#1
Rob User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alta Loma, CA Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ebay purchase I feel lucky that I won this bid ( item # 2171534483), the clock just seemed to give it to me. Here is the description from the auction, "This is a wonderful example of a German WW I Luger Holster. Nice markings "EUGEN HUBER MILITAR-EFEKTN MUNCHEN" are clearly legible on the backside and leather remains very healthy with all stitching intact. Overall measuring 7 3/4 inches across by 10 inches tall. " Instead of me posting a few photos here, could you great guys take a look at Ebay item 2171534483 and reply here with any more info? I bought it to go with the Luger I describe in the Commercial Luger Board under "Great Grandad's not-so-long-lost Luger". I was bidding against what seems to be some other "veteran Luger-collectors", so I am confident I got a good original holster. It arrived in wonderful condition as pictured. Thanks for your informed input! Rob

05-17-2003, 04:14 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,865 Thanked 3,104 Times in 1,429 Posts	Rob, Looks like you got a keeper here! Very nice condition and it seems to have all it was issued with. Nice collectable piece. What other information were you trying to find out about it? The standard WW1 belt would go with this nicely. Brown with the Gott Mit Uns and crown buckle. Congratulations! Jerry Burney __________________ 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."

05-18-2003, 01:43 PM	#6
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,865 Thanked 3,104 Times in 1,429 Posts	Rob, I believe George deffinately has the better idea about this. He is more of a collector than I am and knows his business concerning the WW1 era. Jerry Burney __________________ 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."

05-19-2003, 10:32 AM	#8
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	I have requested that the seller grant his permission for me to post the excellent eBay photos in a Member Gallery Album... I believe that he will grant this permission since I have communicated with him previously... These excellent photos will be a permanent part of Lugerforum.com __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

05-17-2003, 02:27 PM	#2
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Added a hot link to Rob's e-Bay page : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2171534483 Thought it might make it easier for folks to take a look-see... Regards, Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

05-17-2003, 02:55 PM	#3
Rob User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alta Loma, CA Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	...along with my holster inquiry above (thanks for adding the link, Pete!-I should have done that.)...I don't see any discussions about belts. What brown belt should I look for to go with this holster and the "parts gun" I have? Thanks again...there is a cool military antique shop near here (Kaiser Bill's) in Pomona, CA who has a few belts. Rob

05-18-2003, 09:32 AM	#5
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	Rob, Brown leather E.M. belt rough side out. Because of the maker, I'd opt for a Bavarian buckle "Im Treue Fest" .

05-18-2003, 11:09 PM	#7
Rob User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alta Loma, CA Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks, guys! I am guessing that "E.M." means "Enlisted Man"? Rob Haerr

05-24-2003, 11:59 PM	#9
Rob User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alta Loma, CA Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for your help, guys. I found a very nice "In Treue Fest" buckle at "Kaiser Bill's" Antique Militaria shop in Pomona, CA...and he paired it up with a WWI belt that matches the holster pretty well. Belt and buckle...$150. Holster...$290. All I need now is the "Luger Tool" and my package is complete with gun, and holster rig all made in the same time frame. Since the Luger has been in the family for around 80 years, I figured it needed the proper leather to go with it! When my Dad and I retrieved the gun from his cousin (who doesn't care for guns), it had been wrapped it in one of his Mother's (the gun was her Dad's, my Dad and his Grandfather's, my great-Grandad) old nylon stockings since probably 1940 when her Dad died. This family history is pretty cool and fun stuff...thanks for helping me add to it, gentleman! Just don't tell my wife that I spent $440 on two pieces of "jerky" and a piece of tin, as she calls it Rob