Rod...

Pete Ebbink · 08-28-2007, 12:51 PM

...ad says it's original...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...0%3D%26fvi%3D1

nnoonan · 08-28-2007, 03:54 PM

would that really fool anyone?

Pete Ebbink · 08-28-2007, 05:35 PM

Someone jumped in on this leather for $ 500...

http://cgi.ebay.com/WW1-artillery-lu...QQcmdZViewItem

lugerholsterrepair · 08-28-2007, 06:46 PM

Pete, I don't know what to think about this Artillery holster. It has some abnormal oddities but it looks original to me..Anyone?

Jerry Burney

Navy · 08-28-2007, 07:36 PM

It looks like one of the exceptional quality repops I have encountered of late. They are so good that they *really* require the smell/taste test to absolutely nail authenticity....exceptional quality and attention to detail. But, they ain't perfect. As my airborne comrade says, "there are some abnormalities".

Tom A

lugerholsterrepair · 08-28-2007, 08:08 PM

Tom, I have enough reservations about it not to bid...I had a client you know well who sent me one of these for my lerned opinion. At first it looked good but apon further hands on inspection it was undoubtably a good post war copy. If these are recent they are getting good at it. I don't like the way the ears on the rod sleeve top are sewn on. Jerry Burney

Pete Ebbink · 08-29-2007, 12:46 PM

What caught my eye is the odd shape of the stock block on the back of this holster...especially the stitching pattern in the middle.

The Imperial/Crown stamp does not seem right, either...IMHO.

Pete Ebbink · 08-29-2007, 12:52 PM

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Pete Ebbink · 08-29-2007, 12:53 PM

Tom,

I know what you smell for (i.e. old leather smell, cigarett smoke/smell, body ordor smells, etc) ...but what the heck do you "taste" for...???

And do you need a tongue like the singer in the old band, KISS...???

lew1 · 08-29-2007, 02:09 PM

I thnk a LF member is bidding on it. We will see when the auction closes.

lugerholsterrepair · 08-29-2007, 03:16 PM

Pete, The stock block stitching is indeed unusual but I have seen it before on original holsters. This holster looks to be Bavarian stamped as I remember so it could be authentic. I would like to hold it in hand. I could tell for sure then.
The smell test is not conclusive and can be faked. I would say how but that would only lead to fakers to do it.
Jerry Burney

lew1 · 08-29-2007, 04:02 PM

Sold for $1,060.

Since the bidder I was referring to above was not the winner, I will never know if I was correct as to who it was.

George Anderson · 08-29-2007, 04:29 PM

I was the first bidder at $500 later $701. The holster was bought by Scotty and is most likely a hell of a buy. These late war Bavarian holsters were often put into the export market after the war and stamped "GERMANY". I don't know if this one is so marked but it looks 100% to me.

LU1900 · 08-29-2007, 08:24 PM

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Dante Di Pietro Jr. · 08-31-2007, 11:02 AM

I thought I would win it at $1045 but Scott liked it too. What a nice late date Barvarian holster.
Dante

08-28-2007, 12:51 PM	#1
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Rod... ...ad says it's original... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...0%3D%26fvi%3D1

08-28-2007, 06:46 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Pete, I don't know what to think about this Artillery holster. It has some abnormal oddities but it looks original to me..Anyone? Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 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."

08-28-2007, 08:08 PM	#6
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Tom, I have enough reservations about it not to bid...I had a client you know well who sent me one of these for my lerned opinion. At first it looked good but apon further hands on inspection it was undoubtably a good post war copy. If these are recent they are getting good at it. I don't like the way the ears on the rod sleeve top are sewn on. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 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."

08-29-2007, 02:09 PM	#10
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	I thnk a LF member is bidding on it. We will see when the auction closes. __________________ charlie

08-29-2007, 03:16 PM	#11
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Pete, The stock block stitching is indeed unusual but I have seen it before on original holsters. This holster looks to be Bavarian stamped as I remember so it could be authentic. I would like to hold it in hand. I could tell for sure then. The smell test is not conclusive and can be faked. I would say how but that would only lead to fakers to do it. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 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."

08-28-2007, 03:54 PM	#2
nnoonan User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: london Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	would that really fool anyone?

08-28-2007, 05:35 PM	#3
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Someone jumped in on this leather for $ 500... http://cgi.ebay.com/WW1-artillery-lu...QQcmdZViewItem

08-28-2007, 07:36 PM	#5
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	It looks like one of the exceptional quality repops I have encountered of late. They are so good that they really require the smell/taste test to absolutely nail authenticity....exceptional quality and attention to detail. But, they ain't perfect. As my airborne comrade says, "there are some abnormalities". Tom A

08-29-2007, 12:46 PM	#7
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	What caught my eye is the odd shape of the stock block on the back of this holster...especially the stitching pattern in the middle. The Imperial/Crown stamp does not seem right, either...IMHO.

08-29-2007, 12:52 PM	#8
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	...

08-29-2007, 12:53 PM	#9
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Tom, I know what you smell for (i.e. old leather smell, cigarett smoke/smell, body ordor smells, etc) ...but what the heck do you "taste" for...??? And do you need a tongue like the singer in the old band, KISS...???

08-29-2007, 04:02 PM	#12
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	Sold for $1,060. Since the bidder I was referring to above was not the winner, I will never know if I was correct as to who it was. __________________ charlie

08-29-2007, 04:29 PM	#13
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,529 Times in 787 Posts	I was the first bidder at $500 later $701. The holster was bought by Scotty and is most likely a hell of a buy. These late war Bavarian holsters were often put into the export market after the war and stamped "GERMANY". I don't know if this one is so marked but it looks 100% to me.

08-29-2007, 08:24 PM	#14
LU1900 User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FRANCE Posts: 908 Thanks: 42 Thanked 469 Times in 197 Posts	......... __________________ Best regards from France...Patrice https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2016/03/1...nd-snail-drum/

08-31-2007, 11:02 AM	#15
Dante Di Pietro Jr. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Maine Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I thought I would win it at $1045 but Scott liked it too. What a nice late date Barvarian holster. Dante