Making Holster Tops

lugerholsterrepair · 07-30-2002, 03:28 PM

I have been experimenting with making holster tops since they are the most sought after and hard to find part of the Luger holster. Generally they are the first part to be ruined on a holster. Many are missing altogether. Thought the members might be interested in what one in the raw stage looked like. Jerry Burney

Thor · 07-30-2002, 11:30 PM

Jerry does a nice job on the tops as well as everything else on a Luger holster!!

lugerholsterrepair · 07-31-2002, 01:50 AM

Rick W. Yes they are made in a mold. I have never been able to locate an original Luger wooden mold. I have seen one for a P-38 but I suspect most found their way into the fireplace after either war as fuel was at a premium. It took me some time to find out how and to find the right size for various holsters. Artilleries are different than Army's and WW1 is different than WW2. I first started this when I made the baby Luger holster for Thor. That one had to have a custom top as there is no alternative.The leather must be the correct thickness as well. Patrick Villiers from Berlin has helped me with exact demensions from German archives. I made him a baby Luger holster as well but it was a Police style in black. Thanks for the kind words Ted...

Have you got your baby Luger yet? That will be quite an outfit when you put it all together! Jerry Burney

Thor · 07-31-2002, 02:21 AM

No not yet Jerry, maybe some day soon. I had hoped to have it to bring to the next WOL gathering, but time is running out and it also has to be custom engraved. I am thinking about doing it in the rust blue with a SWISS formula and my standard Rust blue on my K date so I can have two to compare to bring along.

07-30-2002, 03:28 PM	#1
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	Making Holster Tops I have been experimenting with making holster tops since they are the most sought after and hard to find part of the Luger holster. Generally they are the first part to be ruined on a holster. Many are missing altogether. Thought the members might be interested in what one in the raw stage looked like. 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."

07-30-2002, 11:30 PM	#2
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Jerry does a nice job on the tops as well as everything else on a Luger holster!! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

07-31-2002, 01:50 AM	#3
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	Rick W. Yes they are made in a mold. I have never been able to locate an original Luger wooden mold. I have seen one for a P-38 but I suspect most found their way into the fireplace after either war as fuel was at a premium. It took me some time to find out how and to find the right size for various holsters. Artilleries are different than Army's and WW1 is different than WW2. I first started this when I made the baby Luger holster for Thor. That one had to have a custom top as there is no alternative.The leather must be the correct thickness as well. Patrick Villiers from Berlin has helped me with exact demensions from German archives. I made him a baby Luger holster as well but it was a Police style in black. Thanks for the kind words Ted... Have you got your baby Luger yet? That will be quite an outfit when you put it all together! 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."

07-31-2002, 02:21 AM	#4
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	No not yet Jerry, maybe some day soon. I had hoped to have it to bring to the next WOL gathering, but time is running out and it also has to be custom engraved. I am thinking about doing it in the rust blue with a SWISS formula and my standard Rust blue on my K date so I can have two to compare to bring along. __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."