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lugerholsterrepair · 11-22-2004, 06:30 PM

Aaron, Like you, I am a born skeptic. The proof is in the pudding as they say and they look to be period made to German specifications. I too would like to submit a sample to the smell test and an ultraviolet light. From the good photo's provided I can determine with some certainty that this holster was not made recently by a Pakistani. I always have some reservations unless I have the holster in my hands but like George A. I would not hesitate to take a chance on this holster.

On an interesting aside, I am reading Willian Shirer's Berlin Diary, a fascinating book if you are looking for a good read. At any rate, he describes the conditions in Hitler's Germany and says even as early as 1940 there was no leather to get your shoes resoled. He also says that animals(owners) were issued ration cards for feed and fodder. I didn't even dream of this! In 1940 the Germans were very short of many things. I would suspect that all of the leather available went to Military applications.

The P-38 holster under discussion does seem to be made of very fine leather....

Jerry Burney

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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	Aaron, Like you, I am a born skeptic. The proof is in the pudding as they say and they look to be period made to German specifications. I too would like to submit a sample to the smell test and an ultraviolet light. From the good photo's provided I can determine with some certainty that this holster was not made recently by a Pakistani. I always have some reservations unless I have the holster in my hands but like George A. I would not hesitate to take a chance on this holster. On an interesting aside, I am reading Willian Shirer's Berlin Diary, a fascinating book if you are looking for a good read. At any rate, he describes the conditions in Hitler's Germany and says even as early as 1940 there was no leather to get your shoes resoled. He also says that animals(owners) were issued ration cards for feed and fodder. I didn't even dream of this! In 1940 the Germans were very short of many things. I would suspect that all of the leather available went to Military applications. The P-38 holster under discussion does seem to be made of very fine leather.... 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."