Restoring Holster - Value Thereof

lugerholsterrepair · 03-10-2005, 05:41 PM

Luke, Took a look at your holster. It is actually in pretty good condition. There is some surface cracking but it is rare not to see some of this on WW1 holsters. I would not hesitate to lightly coat this holster with Hide Food. Let it sit for an hour or so and rub it down with a soft cotton cloth. Lightly stuff the body with newspaper to prevent collapsing the leather and causing more crackling. If there is any HF residue in the holes or seams lightly toothbrush them out.
Before you apply the HF lightly brush the seams to get off any dust or dirt.
Good Luck, Jerry Burney

03-10-2005, 05:41 PM	#7
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	Luke, Took a look at your holster. It is actually in pretty good condition. There is some surface cracking but it is rare not to see some of this on WW1 holsters. I would not hesitate to lightly coat this holster with Hide Food. Let it sit for an hour or so and rub it down with a soft cotton cloth. Lightly stuff the body with newspaper to prevent collapsing the leather and causing more crackling. If there is any HF residue in the holes or seams lightly toothbrush them out. Before you apply the HF lightly brush the seams to get off any dust or dirt. Good Luck, 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."