Repro Arty Rig...

thegundude · 02-04-2007, 02:06 PM

As some of you know by my endless rantings, I've put together a reproduction Artillery rig to go with my Christmas present, a 1917 DWM.

I have the pictures for it now and thought I'd share it with you all. Even though it ain't much, it is mine and I'm happy with it (for the dollar investment anyway).

lugerholsterrepair · 02-04-2007, 02:51 PM

Steve..Sweet! You still do not have your carry straps properly affixed. Need some more help? Jerry
Burney

thegundude · 02-04-2007, 03:03 PM

Jerry, I've given up on getting them right. Of the four pictures I've seen that show it, each is done differently. So far this works for me.

If we ever get together I'll let you have at it but for the meantime I've just given up.

Thanks for all of your help thusfar. If not for you it would still be in the box...

thegundude · 02-06-2007, 08:12 AM

That's nice.

I'd love to have one for my collection, too.

I hope that's a 1913 he has it attached to...

lugerholsterrepair · 02-06-2007, 02:26 PM

Steve, so your a quitter? Quitters never win, winners never quit.
The straps should not come up between the stock and the holster. They come up and out on the stock side. Jerry Burney

thegundude · 02-06-2007, 02:50 PM

I usually only quit when I'm ahead. It's attached and I haven't thrown it against the wall (yet) in frustration.

Face it, without some pictures, I'm doomed.

Steve Richards · 02-06-2007, 08:05 PM

Very nice looking rig. At least with a reproduction, you can take it out and play without worrying about loosing value. I have a repro rig for my arty also.

Steve

lugerholsterrepair · 02-06-2007, 08:21 PM

So I spent hours typing up directions to install this correctly and giving advice and you quit on me? OK...this does not bode well for the next member who asks me how to install artillery leathers on a repro rig.I guess repro owners are not as serious about their collecting as some others... Jerry Burney

thegundude · 02-06-2007, 11:30 PM

Jerry, do you have a picture of one put together? The hours you spent typing didn't seem to help.

Seriously, I can only see two ways of putting these things together and I've tried both, neither of which seems to be right.

At the moment it's tight and appears to hold it all together very well. Kind of a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" scenerio. No offense meant to you at all...

stefanosg · 02-07-2007, 05:58 PM

Very nice, my birthday is in a couple of weeks. I may have to treat myself.

thegundude · 02-07-2007, 07:49 PM

Heck, for $45 you can't go wrong. I will say that the stitching on the inside where flap is, just over the toggle when the gun is in place, needs some protection. After a few ins and outs the stitching is getting rubbed. I'm going to find some clear tape to protect it at that point until I can stretch the leather away.

In case I forget in a couple of weeks, Happy Birthday...

02-04-2007, 02:06 PM	#1
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Repro Arty Rig... As some of you know by my endless rantings, I've put together a reproduction Artillery rig to go with my Christmas present, a 1917 DWM. I have the pictures for it now and thought I'd share it with you all. Even though it ain't much, it is mine and I'm happy with it (for the dollar investment anyway). __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

02-04-2007, 02:51 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Steve..Sweet! You still do not have your carry straps properly affixed. Need some more help? 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."

02-04-2007, 03:03 PM	#3
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Jerry, I've given up on getting them right. Of the four pictures I've seen that show it, each is done differently. So far this works for me. If we ever get together I'll let you have at it but for the meantime I've just given up. Thanks for all of your help thusfar. If not for you it would still be in the box... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

02-06-2007, 08:12 AM	#4
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	That's nice. I'd love to have one for my collection, too. I hope that's a 1913 he has it attached to... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

02-06-2007, 02:26 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Steve, so your a quitter? Quitters never win, winners never quit. The straps should not come up between the stock and the holster. They come up and out on the stock side. 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."

02-06-2007, 02:50 PM	#6
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	I usually only quit when I'm ahead. It's attached and I haven't thrown it against the wall (yet) in frustration. Face it, without some pictures, I'm doomed. __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

02-06-2007, 08:05 PM	#7
Steve Richards User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 487 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Very nice looking rig. At least with a reproduction, you can take it out and play without worrying about loosing value. I have a repro rig for my arty also. Steve

02-06-2007, 08:21 PM	#8
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	So I spent hours typing up directions to install this correctly and giving advice and you quit on me? OK...this does not bode well for the next member who asks me how to install artillery leathers on a repro rig.I guess repro owners are not as serious about their collecting as some others... 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."

02-06-2007, 11:30 PM	#9
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Jerry, do you have a picture of one put together? The hours you spent typing didn't seem to help. Seriously, I can only see two ways of putting these things together and I've tried both, neither of which seems to be right. At the moment it's tight and appears to hold it all together very well. Kind of a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" scenerio. No offense meant to you at all... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

02-07-2007, 05:58 PM	#10
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Very nice, my birthday is in a couple of weeks. I may have to treat myself. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

02-07-2007, 07:49 PM	#11
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Heck, for $45 you can't go wrong. I will say that the stitching on the inside where flap is, just over the toggle when the gun is in place, needs some protection. After a few ins and outs the stitching is getting rubbed. I'm going to find some clear tape to protect it at that point until I can stretch the leather away. In case I forget in a couple of weeks, Happy Birthday... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve