A P08 Holster Converted To A P38

cirelaw · 09-26-2016, 10:49 AM

Velvet lined!

DonVoigt · 09-26-2016, 11:04 AM

Velvet? or is it sueded leather?

cirelaw · 09-26-2016, 11:09 AM

Definitly sueded leather~ TKS

ithacaartist · 09-26-2016, 11:31 AM

Eric, this was an easy conversion--just stick a P.38 into a Luger holster!

And one can also convert a Luger holster by putting in a P.38.

Vlim · 09-26-2016, 11:52 AM

Here is a more complex conversion.

cirelaw · 09-26-2016, 11:55 AM

Dave I agree with you. Someone created a a nice soft lining. A nice job indeed!

cirelaw · 09-26-2016, 11:58 AM

Thank you both and your opinions are priceless and always informative That is a nice example you posted but weren't there regulations regarding alterations of government property? I think this was a post war alteration~That make more sence.

cirelaw · 09-26-2016, 12:29 PM

Thanks all! Here is my P38 holster for comparison~

Vlim · 09-26-2016, 12:50 PM

Eric, this holster was probably a privately owned specimen that was altered to go to war once again.

ithacaartist · 09-26-2016, 11:57 PM

I do like that lining.

Maybe Jerry Burney would confirm or refute this... I've read that the rough/"split" side of a piece of leather is more abrasion-resistant than is the top grain. Is it true?

And if it is true, wouldn't holsters be gentler on guns by having the "softer" top grain touching the pistols inside?

I'd presume suede leather would be in a slightly different category, and probably softest of all?

09-26-2016, 10:49 AM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	A P08 Holster Converted To A P38 Velvet lined! Attached Thumbnails

09-26-2016, 11:04 AM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Velvet? or is it sueded leather? __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

09-26-2016, 11:31 AM	#4
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 7,285 Thanked 2,579 Times in 1,366 Posts	Eric, this was an easy conversion--just stick a P.38 into a Luger holster! And one can also convert a Luger holster by putting in a P.38. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

09-26-2016, 11:52 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Here is a more complex conversion. Attached Thumbnails

09-26-2016, 12:29 PM	#8
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Thanks all! Here is my P38 holster for comparison~ Attached Thumbnails

09-26-2016, 11:09 AM	#3
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Definitly sueded leather~ TKS

09-26-2016, 11:55 AM	#6
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Dave I agree with you. Someone created a a nice soft lining. A nice job indeed!

09-26-2016, 11:58 AM	#7
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Thank you both and your opinions are priceless and always informative That is a nice example you posted but weren't there regulations regarding alterations of government property? I think this was a post war alteration~That make more sence.

09-26-2016, 12:50 PM	#9
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Eric, this holster was probably a privately owned specimen that was altered to go to war once again.

09-26-2016, 11:57 PM	#10
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 7,285 Thanked 2,579 Times in 1,366 Posts	I do like that lining. Maybe Jerry Burney would confirm or refute this... I've read that the rough/"split" side of a piece of leather is more abrasion-resistant than is the top grain. Is it true? And if it is true, wouldn't holsters be gentler on guns by having the "softer" top grain touching the pistols inside? I'd presume suede leather would be in a slightly different category, and probably softest of all? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894