SS Stamp

ithacaartist · 08-16-2016, 12:11 PM

This is a WWI style construction holster if I am not mistaken. There are apparently no maker's markings on the back of this, just the purported SS stamp, with which I am unfamiliar. Pics are not good enough to spot any faint maker's mark. My suspicions are that the stamp is bogus. Does anyone know if it's legit or a decent holster ruined by boosting?

https://www.proxibid.com/aspr/Waffen...p?lid=31654855

wayne8661 · 08-16-2016, 12:37 PM

Looks like a bogus stamp to me. Theres too many items out there with SS markings added to them
to try and boost value. SS items are rare as hens teeth, Stamp also looks very fresh IMHO.

Arizona Slim · 08-16-2016, 01:10 PM

While no expert by any stretch of the imagination I agree that the SS stamp appears to be too fresh to be authentic but I do not agree that the holster has been ruined, assuming it can be had for under $100. Just my two cents.

Lon

Ron Wood · 08-16-2016, 01:52 PM

How sad. A nice holster has been sodomized.

John Sabato · 08-16-2016, 02:22 PM

As Ron says... a perfectly good holster in great condition ruined by greed.

wayne8661 · 08-16-2016, 02:41 PM

Like Lon Said if you can get it for cheap its still worth it. But guaranteed someone will drink the cool aid and pay way too much for it.

W

kurusu · 08-16-2016, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Sabato

As Ron says... a perfectly good holster in great condition ruined by greed.

And ignorance. A most dangerous combination.

Edward Tinker · 08-16-2016, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Sabato

As Ron says... a perfectly good holster in great condition ruined by greed.

thats not what he said

A holster for a decent price I would buy, then take the marking out by rubbing or the like. But the price of the holster would have to be worth it, AFTER you did that

Edward Tinker · 08-16-2016, 05:34 PM

Kurusu - hah hah

yes, I think for what we consider a PG forum, that our usually stoic Ron just said something I have never had to explain to my daughter

Oh, i don't have a daughter

mrerick · 08-16-2016, 05:50 PM

Somebody "freshened" it up by dyeing a brown holster black, too...

sheepherder · 08-16-2016, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

yes, I think for what we consider a PG forum, that our usually stoic Ron just said something I have never had to explain to my daughter

Oh, i don't have a daughter

If you did and she watched the third episode first season of "Mr Robot", she would have seen it onscreen...

I thought that show might be interesting...but that episode turned me off of that show forever...

Ron Wood · 08-16-2016, 07:36 PM

My sincere apologies to the members of this forum for my vulgar observation. I try to refrain from crass remarks but sometimes my opprobrium outweighs my better nature. In particular the use of a "SS" marking really gets my hackles up.
Again, my apologies,
Ron

lugerholsterrepair · 08-16-2016, 09:10 PM

WW1 holster $overpriced for condition
Internet Premium : 18%
Shipping; too much
?Legacy auction & realty?
SS stamp: PRICELESS!

John Sabato · 08-16-2016, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

My sincere apologies to the members of this forum for my vulgar observation. I try to refrain from crass remarks but sometimes my opprobrium outweighs my better nature. In particular the use of a "SS" marking really gets my hackles up.
Again, my apologies,
Ron

"Hackles"?

sheepherder · 08-16-2016, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

"Hackles"?

On TV, Terry Bradshaw says that one in three people will get Hackles in their lifetime. Terry says if you had chicken pox, the Hackles virus is already inside you. My doctor gave me a Rx for a Hackles shot. I don't know if it will do any good or not.

...

wayne8661 · 08-16-2016, 10:23 PM

Ha, Seems like Ron is being Hackled quite a bit this evening.

Ron Wood · 08-17-2016, 01:45 AM

You guys do know what hackles are...or maybe not?

kurusu · 08-17-2016, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron Wood

You guys do know what hackles are...or maybe not?

Yup.

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DonVoigt · 08-17-2016, 08:56 AM

I always think of them as on a "chicken", but then anyone can get their "hackles" up if confronted with certain situations, like faux SS markings.

NOUN
(hackles)
1-erectile hairs along the back of a dog or other animal that rise when it is angry or alarmed.
(hackles)
2-a long, narrow feather on the neck or saddle of a domestic rooster or other bird.
3-a steel comb for separating flax fibers.

I have to admit I did not know about #3.

Kurusu,
Great Picture!

John Sabato · 08-17-2016, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

On TV, Terry Bradshaw says that one in three people will get Hackles in their lifetime. Terry says if you had chicken pox, the Hackles virus is already inside you. My doctor gave me a Rx for a Hackles shot. I don't know if it will do any good or not.

...

Change the battery in your hearing aid Rich...

Terry Bradshaw is talking about SHINGLES and not the roof type... My neighbor had them around his eyes! A gruesome affliction.

08-16-2016, 12:11 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,283 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	SS Stamp This is a WWI style construction holster if I am not mistaken. There are apparently no maker's markings on the back of this, just the purported SS stamp, with which I am unfamiliar. Pics are not good enough to spot any faint maker's mark. My suspicions are that the stamp is bogus. Does anyone know if it's legit or a decent holster ruined by boosting? https://www.proxibid.com/aspr/Waffen...p?lid=31654855 __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

08-16-2016, 01:52 PM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	How sad. A nice holster has been sodomized. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

08-16-2016, 02:22 PM	#5
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	As Ron says... a perfectly good holster in great condition ruined by greed. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

08-16-2016, 05:50 PM	#10
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Somebody "freshened" it up by dyeing a brown holster black, too... __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

08-16-2016, 07:36 PM	#12
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	My sincere apologies to the members of this forum for my vulgar observation. I try to refrain from crass remarks but sometimes my opprobrium outweighs my better nature. In particular the use of a "SS" marking really gets my hackles up. Again, my apologies, Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

08-16-2016, 12:37 PM	#2
wayne8661 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kennett Square Pennsylvania Posts: 591 Thanks: 15 Thanked 334 Times in 104 Posts	Looks like a bogus stamp to me. Theres too many items out there with SS markings added to them to try and boost value. SS items are rare as hens teeth, Stamp also looks very fresh IMHO.

08-16-2016, 01:10 PM	#3
Arizona Slim Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 706 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 409 Times in 225 Posts	While no expert by any stretch of the imagination I agree that the SS stamp appears to be too fresh to be authentic but I do not agree that the holster has been ruined, assuming it can be had for under $100. Just my two cents. Lon

08-16-2016, 02:41 PM	#6
wayne8661 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kennett Square Pennsylvania Posts: 591 Thanks: 15 Thanked 334 Times in 104 Posts	Like Lon Said if you can get it for cheap its still worth it. But guaranteed someone will drink the cool aid and pay way too much for it. W

08-16-2016, 05:34 PM	#9
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,909 Thanks: 1,986 Thanked 4,500 Times in 2,076 Posts	Kurusu - hah hah yes, I think for what we consider a PG forum, that our usually stoic Ron just said something I have never had to explain to my daughter Oh, i don't have a daughter

08-16-2016, 09:10 PM	#13
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	WW1 holster $overpriced for condition Internet Premium : 18% Shipping; too much ?Legacy auction & realty? SS stamp: PRICELESS! __________________ 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."

08-16-2016, 10:23 PM	#16
wayne8661 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kennett Square Pennsylvania Posts: 591 Thanks: 15 Thanked 334 Times in 104 Posts	Ha, Seems like Ron is being Hackled quite a bit this evening.

08-17-2016, 01:45 AM	#17
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	You guys do know what hackles are...or maybe not? __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

08-17-2016, 08:56 AM	#19
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	I always think of them as on a "chicken", but then anyone can get their "hackles" up if confronted with certain situations, like faux SS markings. NOUN (hackles) 1-erectile hairs along the back of a dog or other animal that rise when it is angry or alarmed. (hackles) 2-a long, narrow feather on the neck or saddle of a domestic rooster or other bird. 3-a steel comb for separating flax fibers. I have to admit I did not know about #3. Kurusu, Great Picture! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie