p38 lanyards

lugerholsterrepair · 04-18-2004, 02:23 PM

Jay, Sorry to say I do not make reproduction P-38 Lanyards. I re searched the Luger Lanyard for many years and was able to find enough specs to reproduce those and have probably made and sold a hundred or so.
The real problem with the P-38 lanyard is not in it's specifications but in the availability of the proper materials to make it. The strap is made of a thick OD colored woven material that I have not been able to locate anywhere. During the era these were manufactured the material was not synthetic and as such, anything that is a natural fiber is scarce in today's market to say the least. Were this strapping available it would be a simple matter to replicate this scarce, expensive and desirable Lanyard. This is the only drawback I have found to frustrate this project.
I have noticed quite a few original P-38 Lanyards for sale on eBay from time to time and they go for several hundred dollars. Jerry Burney

04-18-2004, 02:23 PM	#5
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	Jay, Sorry to say I do not make reproduction P-38 Lanyards. I re searched the Luger Lanyard for many years and was able to find enough specs to reproduce those and have probably made and sold a hundred or so. The real problem with the P-38 lanyard is not in it's specifications but in the availability of the proper materials to make it. The strap is made of a thick OD colored woven material that I have not been able to locate anywhere. During the era these were manufactured the material was not synthetic and as such, anything that is a natural fiber is scarce in today's market to say the least. Were this strapping available it would be a simple matter to replicate this scarce, expensive and desirable Lanyard. This is the only drawback I have found to frustrate this project. I have noticed quite a few original P-38 Lanyards for sale on eBay from time to time and they go for several hundred dollars. 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."