2 parts holsters

livingthepast · 10-20-2003, 09:02 PM

Picked up a couple of parts holsters and had a question. Both are dated wwi. One is dyed black and has seen a ton of service. Someone put two inch high SS on the flap which I highly doubt is original to the holster. The one I have a question on is a 1915 dated in very decent condition except the stiching is all out of it so it is flat and it has a hole torn in the bottom where the front sight has torn through. Is it possible to fix the hole, I know the stiching can be repaired, but don't know about the hole. Thanks
Brian

lugerholsterrepair · 10-20-2003, 09:19 PM

Brian, Yes anything can be repaired but would you be happy with it and would it look like the original? Probably not and No. To repair a hole such as a rivet that has been taken out and the one you mention, it is necessary to cut a round plug and glue in another round disc. In a flat area this is generally not too noticeable but it is there. On a rounded surface such as where the sight would rub a hole, it would stand out a bit more. This type of repair is not ideal but in some peoples eyes it is better than a hole
. Jerry Burney

10-20-2003, 09:02 PM	#1
livingthepast User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	2 parts holsters Picked up a couple of parts holsters and had a question. Both are dated wwi. One is dyed black and has seen a ton of service. Someone put two inch high SS on the flap which I highly doubt is original to the holster. The one I have a question on is a 1915 dated in very decent condition except the stiching is all out of it so it is flat and it has a hole torn in the bottom where the front sight has torn through. Is it possible to fix the hole, I know the stiching can be repaired, but don't know about the hole. Thanks Brian

10-20-2003, 09:19 PM	#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	Brian, Yes anything can be repaired but would you be happy with it and would it look like the original? Probably not and No. To repair a hole such as a rivet that has been taken out and the one you mention, it is necessary to cut a round plug and glue in another round disc. In a flat area this is generally not too noticeable but it is there. On a rounded surface such as where the sight would rub a hole, it would stand out a bit more. This type of repair is not ideal but in some peoples eyes it is better than a hole . 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."