Real or Old Repro ??

lugerholsterrepair · 05-09-2004, 11:45 PM

Mark, Tom gives good advice but don't eat the thing! Ron is correct too...I have looked it over and it has too many tell tale signs that it is old and in my opinion , period early 1900's. The brass closure stud has a nice patina, the leather is nicely aged and that is not something you can do easily or expertly and thusly correctly. The stitching is worn and worn through in the correct places and I would bet my bottom dollar that it original. Now, is it Portugese(AE), Imperial Navy, or Artillery? You might never know for certain. Jerry Burney

05-09-2004, 11:45 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	Mark, Tom gives good advice but don't eat the thing! Ron is correct too...I have looked it over and it has too many tell tale signs that it is old and in my opinion , period early 1900's. The brass closure stud has a nice patina, the leather is nicely aged and that is not something you can do easily or expertly and thusly correctly. The stitching is worn and worn through in the correct places and I would bet my bottom dollar that it original. Now, is it Portugese(AE), Imperial Navy, or Artillery? You might never know for certain. 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."