1917 holster question

birdhunter · 02-21-2005, 09:04 PM

I bought my Luger from a coworker and the holster appears to be dyed black is that a normal thing for 1917 erfurt lugers to have with them?
From the paperwork he gave with the gun it appears to have been imported from Austrailia into Holland in june of 1980 then sent to the guy I bought it from in 2001 to the United states.

it is stamped

HermannThieme
Magdeburg
1917

I would post a pic but cant find my digital cameral right now.
CRS is hitting me hard lately
Thanks
Kenny

birdhunter · 02-21-2005, 09:15 PM

Thanks I was wondering since most holsters I see on e-bay were brown.
Just courious.

Thanks for the quick response,
Kenny

Edward Tinker · 02-21-2005, 09:17 PM

Sorry Kenny, was messing around and deleted my own response. What I had said was that the army told their folks they had to make their holsters black. There were brown holsters also, WW1, and brown and black police ones.

The brown ones sell for more on e-bay, but you see more black then brown, but since the brown ones sell for more, I think sellers are playing on that.

ed

02-21-2005, 09:04 PM	#1
birdhunter User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lufkin TX Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1917 holster question I bought my Luger from a coworker and the holster appears to be dyed black is that a normal thing for 1917 erfurt lugers to have with them? From the paperwork he gave with the gun it appears to have been imported from Austrailia into Holland in june of 1980 then sent to the guy I bought it from in 2001 to the United states. it is stamped HermannThieme Magdeburg 1917 I would post a pic but cant find my digital cameral right now. CRS is hitting me hard lately Thanks Kenny

02-21-2005, 09:17 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,912 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,502 Times in 2,077 Posts	Sorry Kenny, was messing around and deleted my own response. What I had said was that the army told their folks they had to make their holsters black. There were brown holsters also, WW1, and brown and black police ones. The brown ones sell for more on e-bay, but you see more black then brown, but since the brown ones sell for more, I think sellers are playing on that. ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

02-21-2005, 09:15 PM	#2
birdhunter User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lufkin TX Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks I was wondering since most holsters I see on e-bay were brown. Just courious. Thanks for the quick response, Kenny