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Otto Sindel holster
This holster is part of a collection I'm going to sell for a customer. I have been told that it is a police holster, and that Otto Sindel holsters were not sold to anybody but the police. The guy I talked to said that it would bring around $400 on eBay, and he offered me $350. This holster is a good as they come, so does that sound like a reasonable deal to you guys?
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top holster!
Hi Olle, worth lots more than $350.00.... drop me a note, I'd like to have it as well?......GT
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Otto Sindel Holster
I had the misfortune to buy a Otto Sindel Holster recently that looked in similar condition, rough finish to inner flap & found it couldn't fit either a mag or luger - seller couldn't argue that one. Doesn't take long to check and be sure.
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OK..Since this is in an open discussion thread and not a "for sale" thread..I have serious suspicions that this holster is a fake. There are a couple of things I would like to see that I cannot from the picture shown but there are important issues that just ain't right.
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Olle, Yes thank you. I would love to closely inspect the front closure stud. Top, side, in profile.
What concerns me a great deal is the stitching abnormalities I see. Let's take one area that bothers me. The two stitching lines to the bottom right of the left belt loop. These two lines are what hold in the pull-up strap. I would expect to see VERY robust doubled up thread here. I don't see it. I see a single stitch. I cannot tell you how many of these stitching lines I have removed over the years to take out broken lifting straps but, it has been many hundreds. I have NEVER seen one like I see here. It's just not how these were stitched on genuine German period holsters. So it's a handful of these abnormalities that concern me. It is a detail that would be easily overlooked by someone.
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For what it is worth, someone is specifically faking the Otto Sindel brand.
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The "Otto Sindel Berlin 1941" seems to be one of the more common marking on the reproductions, and that is one of the reasons why I posted it here to begin with. I'll try to post some detail pictures later, and I hope these will reveal what we actually have here.
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I can't say yet if the holster we are discussing IS a fake? IF it is..it's a good one. It has me concerned but it has enough right that it's hard to tell without diving deeper into it. Especially with just photo's to work from. The ideal would be to have it in hand with 4-5 known original Otto Sindel holsters of the same date to compare. As it is I am relying on experience. What I have seen over 20 years and what I expect to see. When a mint example appears it SHOULD have the normal stitching characteristics..when it doesn't..it's time to get out the spyglass.
As Doug points out there ARE Fake Otto Sindel Sindel holsters on the market. They pale in comparison to Olle's. I have noticed fake holsters coming out of China are getting much better.
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I ,for one, would never purchase this holster at any price. Bill
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Bill Lyon is an opinion I deeply respect.
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+1 on Bill Lyon's opinion.
Jerry, you are our "go to" guy for holsters and even you have doubts. I am no holster expert, and I have examined quite a few, but no where near as many as you. From first view of the photos, I have had a gut feeling that the stitching and some other details just don't look right to me either... The leather looks too new on the outside, and yet aged on the inside... ?????
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....and some more details:
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Olle, Thank you! Excellent photo's! I appreciate it. This is getting to be a real head scratcher!
The closure stud looks excellent. Lathe turned. Just as one would expect on an original. The thread is still disconcerting. It looks very much like cotton and not linen. The sections I would expect to see double stitches have not improved..where the pull-up strap is sewn. I am torn. There are several other areas of concern but I am beating you up for no good reason because I just can't nail it down. It has some very good reasons why it is and some very good reasons why it isn't.
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Would cotton thread glow under a ultraviolet light?
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Jerry,
No disrespect, but I think one of the reasons you suspect a fake is the condition, and this might be that thing you can't put your finger on. If that's the case, I can't say that I blame you. Even a slightly used holster without any wear does change in appearance, shape etc, and there are really not many original holsters in this condition to compare with. I looked at it again this afternoon, and while trying a gun in it I realized that the rub marks on the flap are from the leather it rubs against when it's closed. I can't see much of gun wear inside it, so maybe the lack of deformation from use is one of those details that bug you? As you already know, holding a holster in your hand so you can look at it, touch it, feel it, sniff it, lick it etc. is totally different from looking at pictures, and this is why I'm thoroughly confused now. It looks old, feels old, smells old and I just cannot believe that somebody would be able to age a holster to look and feel like this. Let alone making a holster of this quality at a price that beats an original. Like I have already said, it's not my holster so I don't have a dog in the fight. Now it's just a matter of my own curiosity and education, so I would really like to know what else you can see. Just let me know if you need more pictures, I would be happy to provide them. Just to satisfy my curiosity, I might even send it to you for examination. |
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No disrespect, but I think one of the reasons you suspect a fake is the condition. Olle..Let me assure you, you could not be more wrong in thinking this. I have seen and handled MANY mint condition original holsters and owned many more. My thoughts on this one are purely technical and practical. I am not at all awed by it's condition.
On the other hand you are also correct. I suspect ANY holster in this condition simply for the reason that in 1941 the Germans not only made holsters but used them, NEEDED them. While it is possible to survive in this condition..it is rare enough to be suspicious on the face of it. My analysis and the opinion of others that I respect point to something wrong. This holster is NOT all it should be. Of that I am certain. Ed, No..cotton is a natural material and will not glow like synthetics do. The thread on Olle's holster is hairy where it shouldn't be. Ends sticking out here and there. Either it's cotton or it's linen but linen only gets this way after being very wet. This holster shows no evidence of having been wet..Dry linen just doesn't do this. Just let me know if you need more pictures. Olle, yes! Can you get a closeup of the inside back panel where the stitching for the belt loops are? This is another area that will tell me more.. Thanks..I appreciate it!
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Not sure if it would and I don't have a UV light handy, but I took a few pics with my digital microscope (get you one of these guys, you'll love it: http://www.amazon.com/Carson-Zorb-Di.../dp/B002PCOM46) to see if I could spot any differences in the fibers.
The pictures were taken in places where the stitches were a bit frayed so you can see the separate fibers, and pic 1 is "the suspect", pic 2 is a cey 41 which is no doubt original. Color and appearance seem to be very similar, so can you guys see anything out of the ordinary here? |
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Olle..Amazing! Yes..it appears to be linen.
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