Some Rare US Leather!

cirelaw · 12-05-2012, 10:51 AM

Both around the same time, Eric.

lugerholsterrepair · 12-05-2012, 10:56 AM

Eric..VERY nice! Pleasant color and exceptional condition!

cirelaw · 12-05-2012, 11:28 AM

Thanks for your assistance! Our 'US' insignia is almost exact.

mcg · 12-05-2012, 11:34 AM

Eric,
What caliber is that cartridge case for? Does it have any markings? I have one at home and I remember it being much smaller.
I'll post some pictures this evening.
Got to love that leather
Mark

cirelaw · 12-05-2012, 11:59 AM

I don't remember from an earlier post. I dont have a ruler though I believe its 3' by 6'. Here it open! Both were made in the Rock Island Arsenal around the same time! I beleive it was 50 krag? It does have the original owners initial on it face. 'J.M.D.' I wonder if it could be traced?

skeeter4206 · 12-05-2012, 07:17 PM

Thats a cool looking holster.

cirelaw · 12-05-2012, 07:53 PM

Pretty nice for over a hundred years old! Not many 1900 US test luger holsters survived.

mcg · 12-05-2012, 07:55 PM

Eric,
Please excuse poor photo's.

saab-bob · 12-05-2012, 08:48 PM

Very nice case!
Hmmm,what kind of ammo goes in it?
Bob

mcg · 12-05-2012, 09:10 PM

I honestly don't know. Do you think the #38 on the bottom indicates 38 cal?

Mark

saab-bob · 12-06-2012, 01:58 AM

38 revolver ammo looks good to fit. Hard to tell the size of your case by just pics.

The number and arrangement of the holes seems to make sense to reload a revolver. 2 rows of six shots.
Try it.

Bob

cirelaw · 12-06-2012, 08:37 AM

I love seeing the bold 'US' and date!! I assume the initals were the inspector.

alanint · 12-06-2012, 08:43 AM

Yes, individuals were not authorized to stamp their own initials into their gear!!

(although in a war zone, nobody bothered anybody who individualized their gear).

cirelaw · 12-06-2012, 08:54 AM

Tks They bring a human quality to the piece. Could the be inspectors initials like the "E.H.S" on the test piece! Do we know whose initials these were?

cirelaw · 12-06-2012, 10:19 AM

I'm aware of 3 inspector initials G.N.S., E.H.S. and "H. C. One was E. S. Smitten!

12-05-2012, 10:51 AM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Some Rare US Leather! Both around the same time, Eric. Attached Thumbnails

12-05-2012, 10:56 AM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,850 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,426 Posts	Eric..VERY nice! Pleasant color and exceptional condition! __________________ 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."

12-05-2012, 11:59 AM	#5
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I don't remember from an earlier post. I dont have a ruler though I believe its 3' by 6'. Here it open! Both were made in the Rock Island Arsenal around the same time! I beleive it was 50 krag? It does have the original owners initial on it face. 'J.M.D.' I wonder if it could be traced? Attached Thumbnails

12-05-2012, 07:55 PM	#8
mcg Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Houston, TX. Posts: 89 Thanks: 252 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts	Eric, Please excuse poor photo's. Attached Thumbnails

12-05-2012, 08:48 PM	#9
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Very nice case! Hmmm,what kind of ammo goes in it? Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

12-05-2012, 11:28 AM	#3
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Thanks for your assistance! Our 'US' insignia is almost exact.

12-05-2012, 11:34 AM	#4
mcg Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Houston, TX. Posts: 89 Thanks: 252 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts	Eric, What caliber is that cartridge case for? Does it have any markings? I have one at home and I remember it being much smaller. I'll post some pictures this evening. Got to love that leather Mark

12-05-2012, 07:17 PM	#6
skeeter4206 User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 448 Thanks: 52 Thanked 88 Times in 49 Posts	Thats a cool looking holster.

12-05-2012, 07:53 PM	#7
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Pretty nice for over a hundred years old! Not many 1900 US test luger holsters survived.

12-05-2012, 09:10 PM	#10
mcg Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Houston, TX. Posts: 89 Thanks: 252 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts	I honestly don't know. Do you think the #38 on the bottom indicates 38 cal? Mark

12-06-2012, 01:58 AM	#11
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	38 revolver ammo looks good to fit. Hard to tell the size of your case by just pics. The number and arrangement of the holes seems to make sense to reload a revolver. 2 rows of six shots. Try it. Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

12-06-2012, 08:37 AM	#12
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I love seeing the bold 'US' and date!! I assume the initals were the inspector.

12-06-2012, 08:43 AM	#13
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Yes, individuals were not authorized to stamp their own initials into their gear!! (although in a war zone, nobody bothered anybody who individualized their gear).

12-06-2012, 08:54 AM	#14
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Tks They bring a human quality to the piece. Could the be inspectors initials like the "E.H.S" on the test piece! Do we know whose initials these were? Attached Thumbnails

12-06-2012, 10:19 AM	#15
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I'm aware of 3 inspector initials G.N.S., E.H.S. and "H. C. One was E. S. Smitten!