Opinion sought on 1939 holster

beeman · 03-20-2007, 10:52 PM

I recently ran across a listing for a PO-8 holster that is stated as 1939 dated and WaA proofed (on back). It also states the belt loops were replaced and that there are 4 small holes that are filled on the back...maybe it was riveted as a repair? I'm looking for opinions re: originality, authenticity, etc...if someone recognizes this holster as their listing, don't take offense! I'm rather new to Luger collecting and have found this forum to be a font of knowledge...and thanks, now I am addicted to Lugers...as if my Civil War through Korean War weapons collection wasn't addictive enough!

Thanks in advance, Beeman.

lugerholsterrepair · 03-20-2007, 11:01 PM

Beeman, I guess it all depends on what type of collector you want to be. This is a holster that had the Norwegion GI conversion installed after WW2. They riveted a leather square folded over a US GI wire belt hanger with 4 rivets , hence the 4 holes that have been plugged. This GI hanger apparatus has been removed, the 4 holes plugged and belt loops replaced as per the original German configuration.
This devalues the holster to a great extent. It is no longer original and most collectors prefer it to be unmolested. As an entry level piece, many have them. Hope this helps, Jerry Burney

beeman · 03-20-2007, 11:13 PM

Thank you for the honest and frank opinion.

For the price, it could only be an altered piece...otherwise it'd be a gift from the heavens! Right now I am looking for a functional display holster for a luger and something that could be handled and used without fear of devaluing it any further. Ideally, I'd want a unmolested and intact period holster for this luger, but in the interim this may fit the bill. The converted holster is roughly twice as much as a repro holster, and I'd much rather pay that amount to have a legitimate albeit altered "user/shooter" holster rather than a repro one.

Thanks again for your quick input!

B.

Vlim · 03-21-2007, 06:20 AM

The problem with these Norwegian conversion holsters is that most have been reconverted to the old configuration.

This makes finding a Norwegian holster in a modified (GI belt hanger) configration much more difficult. I'd pay more for a Norwegian configuration in Norwegian condition than I'd pay for a 'reconversion'.

03-20-2007, 10:52 PM	#1
beeman User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Opinion sought on 1939 holster I recently ran across a listing for a PO-8 holster that is stated as 1939 dated and WaA proofed (on back). It also states the belt loops were replaced and that there are 4 small holes that are filled on the back...maybe it was riveted as a repair? I'm looking for opinions re: originality, authenticity, etc...if someone recognizes this holster as their listing, don't take offense! I'm rather new to Luger collecting and have found this forum to be a font of knowledge...and thanks, now I am addicted to Lugers...as if my Civil War through Korean War weapons collection wasn't addictive enough! Thanks in advance, Beeman.

03-20-2007, 11:01 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,761 Thanks: 4,852 Thanked 3,101 Times in 1,427 Posts	Beeman, I guess it all depends on what type of collector you want to be. This is a holster that had the Norwegion GI conversion installed after WW2. They riveted a leather square folded over a US GI wire belt hanger with 4 rivets , hence the 4 holes that have been plugged. This GI hanger apparatus has been removed, the 4 holes plugged and belt loops replaced as per the original German configuration. This devalues the holster to a great extent. It is no longer original and most collectors prefer it to be unmolested. As an entry level piece, many have them. Hope this helps, 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."

03-20-2007, 11:13 PM	#3
beeman User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you for the honest and frank opinion. For the price, it could only be an altered piece...otherwise it'd be a gift from the heavens! Right now I am looking for a functional display holster for a luger and something that could be handled and used without fear of devaluing it any further. Ideally, I'd want a unmolested and intact period holster for this luger, but in the interim this may fit the bill. The converted holster is roughly twice as much as a repro holster, and I'd much rather pay that amount to have a legitimate albeit altered "user/shooter" holster rather than a repro one. Thanks again for your quick input! B.

03-21-2007, 06:20 AM	#4
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,034 Thanks: 1,020 Thanked 3,882 Times in 1,186 Posts	The problem with these Norwegian conversion holsters is that most have been reconverted to the old configuration. This makes finding a Norwegian holster in a modified (GI belt hanger) configration much more difficult. I'd pay more for a Norwegian configuration in Norwegian condition than I'd pay for a 'reconversion'.