FSJ holster

Roadkill · 06-13-2006, 12:08 AM

Basic instinct tells me this is a repro but something about it keeps drawing me back. What do you think?

rk

lugerholsterrepair · 06-13-2006, 12:36 AM

RK, Boy that is one neat holster, makes you wish the Germans had the good sense to make us collectors some! BUT, they did not. This is a very well made repro. there is no way this was made by a German Saddler in 1939. The most glaring error, and there are sundry, is the Eagle. He is flying looking the wrong way. It should be reversed.
The first error in construction is the closure strap. This sewing here is WW1 style and is not tied off properly from the underneath. The tip is squared off and lined on the flat improper tip. I have NEVER seen an original Luger holster done this way. This and there is no edge line on the strap keeper tab. They always put one here...They got a lot of details right but many wrong. I could go on but you get the drift. It just does not ring true to me. I love the look of it and might have one as a curiosity if it were cheap but I bet dollars to doughnuts the owner is convinced it's authentic. Jerry Burney

Branko · 06-13-2006, 12:49 AM

Hi Guys:

The Jarry is right on the money it is Very well made copy...Thank you Jarry:
Branko

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06-13-2006, 12:08 AM	#1
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	FSJ holster Basic instinct tells me this is a repro but something about it keeps drawing me back. What do you think? rk

06-13-2006, 12:36 AM	#2
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	RK, Boy that is one neat holster, makes you wish the Germans had the good sense to make us collectors some! BUT, they did not. This is a very well made repro. there is no way this was made by a German Saddler in 1939. The most glaring error, and there are sundry, is the Eagle. He is flying looking the wrong way. It should be reversed. The first error in construction is the closure strap. This sewing here is WW1 style and is not tied off properly from the underneath. The tip is squared off and lined on the flat improper tip. I have NEVER seen an original Luger holster done this way. This and there is no edge line on the strap keeper tab. They always put one here...They got a lot of details right but many wrong. I could go on but you get the drift. It just does not ring true to me. I love the look of it and might have one as a curiosity if it were cheap but I bet dollars to doughnuts the owner is convinced it's authentic. 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."

06-13-2006, 12:49 AM	#3
Branko User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: OREGON/USA Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Guys: The Jarry is right on the money it is Very well made copy...Thank you Jarry: Branko (image display syntax corrected by Admin-JS)