Cleaning Time...

Pete Ebbink · 06-20-2005, 11:47 AM

Had these out for a regular dusting/cleaning...

Swiss luger holsters (starting at 12 o'clock and CW rotation) are :

* 1904 Dated
* Undated commercial
* 1919 Dated
* 1920 Dated
* 1941 Dated (for M1929)

stallturn · 06-20-2005, 02:31 PM

Lovely set of Swiss holsters.

The undated Commercial looks identical to the M1900 at the top. I presume the reason you call it a Commercial is because it is undated, military contract holsters being dated?

Pete Ebbink · 06-20-2005, 03:40 PM

Hi John,

The undated commercial has non-standard snaps on the shoulder strap where they attach to the holster and the two belt loops are sewn in place and not rivoted. No swiss cross stamping on the leather, as well. which I suspect is a Swiss military acceptance stamping. The dark chocolate brown color is non-standard as well...

Regards,

Pete...

drbuster · 06-20-2005, 08:46 PM

Beautiful assemblage of CH holsters, Pete. Must have been fun to remove all that dust! Hope to see all these in person some time.

lugerholsterrepair · 06-20-2005, 09:39 PM

Pete, Mighty nice bunch a cow peelins ya got there son...Like Dr Buster I one day hope to get around to seeing some of these fine things in person. For now these great photo's will have to do! Jerry Burney

Edward Tinker · 06-28-2005, 02:16 AM

unfortunantly it comes with a 1929 pistol too....

pisto · 06-28-2005, 03:34 PM

Great collection Pete!
Ed, what is the stamp saying on your holster?

Guisan · 06-28-2005, 04:43 PM

That stamp may be "Meltonian", it might be the way the picture was made but it looks too brown to me, sorry but that is how I see this one, it has no natural leather look.

Thanks
Guisan.

Steve71 · 06-28-2005, 04:58 PM

Pete,

Awesome holsters. They really are beautiful. You can be real proud of them!

Steve

Pete Ebbink · 06-28-2005, 05:24 PM

Hi Steve,

I think the current generation of older Swiss luger buffs have been selling off their holsters and guns.

3 years ago I did not see a lot of Swiss leather for sale and what was for sale was pretty ratty looking. That changed about a year or so ago...and I have been lucky to be in the right place with cash...several times.

2 of the 5 were purchased States-side...3 of the 5 came from CH and Europe...

Regards,

Pete...

06-20-2005, 11:47 AM	#1
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Cleaning Time... Had these out for a regular dusting/cleaning... Swiss luger holsters (starting at 12 o'clock and CW rotation) are : * 1904 Dated * Undated commercial * 1919 Dated * 1920 Dated * 1941 Dated (for M1929)

06-20-2005, 09:39 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	Pete, Mighty nice bunch a cow peelins ya got there son...Like Dr Buster I one day hope to get around to seeing some of these fine things in person. For now these great photo's will have to do! 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."

06-28-2005, 02:16 AM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,910 Thanks: 1,986 Thanked 4,500 Times in 2,076 Posts	Like this one Pete? unfortunantly it comes with a 1929 pistol too.... Attached Thumbnails

06-28-2005, 04:43 PM	#8
Guisan User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	That stamp may be "Meltonian", it might be the way the picture was made but it looks too brown to me, sorry but that is how I see this one, it has no natural leather look. Thanks Guisan. __________________ Fight to your last cartridge, then fight with your bayonets. No surrender. Fight to the death. --Gen. Henri Guisan, Switzerland, July '40

06-28-2005, 04:58 PM	#9
Steve71 User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sumner, Wa. Posts: 130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Pete, Awesome holsters. They really are beautiful. You can be real proud of them! Steve __________________ "Hey soldier, don't forget to pick up the Lugers. Someday, they'll be worth a lot of money".

06-20-2005, 02:31 PM	#2
stallturn User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lovely set of Swiss holsters. The undated Commercial looks identical to the M1900 at the top. I presume the reason you call it a Commercial is because it is undated, military contract holsters being dated?

06-20-2005, 03:40 PM	#3
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi John, The undated commercial has non-standard snaps on the shoulder strap where they attach to the holster and the two belt loops are sewn in place and not rivoted. No swiss cross stamping on the leather, as well. which I suspect is a Swiss military acceptance stamping. The dark chocolate brown color is non-standard as well... Regards, Pete...

06-20-2005, 08:46 PM	#4
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Beautiful assemblage of CH holsters, Pete. Must have been fun to remove all that dust! Hope to see all these in person some time.

06-28-2005, 03:34 PM	#7
pisto User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 228 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great collection Pete! Ed, what is the stamp saying on your holster?

06-28-2005, 05:24 PM	#10
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Steve, I think the current generation of older Swiss luger buffs have been selling off their holsters and guns. 3 years ago I did not see a lot of Swiss leather for sale and what was for sale was pretty ratty looking. That changed about a year or so ago...and I have been lucky to be in the right place with cash...several times. 2 of the 5 were purchased States-side...3 of the 5 came from CH and Europe... Regards, Pete...