Holster Verification For A Newbie

Tiberius · 06-04-2004, 04:38 PM

Greetings and salutations to the esteemed members of this forum from the newest newbie. The good and wise Fritzer has introduced me to this forum site and has also helped me with the purchase of my first Luger. I have learned quite a bit in the last 2 days just reading some of the post's. I wish to start my exploration and learning experience here with the request of assistance in verifying 2 holsters that came with the purchase of the Luger. I will attach pic's to assist and if any of you require additional pic's or angle, please feel free to ask. Some of the stamps are clear and others not so clear.
The black holster is in very good shape with little cracking in the leather and only moderate scuffing. The white stitching does not appear to be thread but almost cotton string like quality.
The stamps are as follows:
GENSCHOW & Co.A-G
BERLIN
1939
The waffenampt shows an eagle holding a cirle with a swastika, under that is WaA286.

The brown holster looks OLD. Smells OLD. Has some interesting points. While the overall holster is brown, it is obvious that at one time it was stained black or the reverse. Or could it be that it was black and just has been scuffed so much the brown underneath is showing. The mag pouch is almost all black (aged), the flap tongue for the buckle is black (aged)and on both areas you can see the brown underneath. On the inside the tool holder is black and the square leather piece on the back wall of the holster is black. Also, under the flap, the holster front wall is faded black.

The stamping is as follows: (I think, it is faint)
E.G.LEUNER
BAUTZEN
1939

The waffenampt shows an eagle holding a cirle with a swastika, under that is WaA159.

I hope this information along with the pictures will help you folks verify what I have.

Black Holster

Brown Holster

lugerholsterrepair · 06-04-2004, 07:03 PM

Tiberius, Yup, that's whatcha got. The holster that's brown and has been dyed black was done due to Imperial Army decree to standardise all German leather equiptment to black and has worn off.

Both look original to me. Good luck and welcome to the Forum!

Jerry Burney

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06-04-2004, 04:38 PM	#1
Tiberius User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Holster Verification For A Newbie Greetings and salutations to the esteemed members of this forum from the newest newbie. The good and wise Fritzer has introduced me to this forum site and has also helped me with the purchase of my first Luger. I have learned quite a bit in the last 2 days just reading some of the post's. I wish to start my exploration and learning experience here with the request of assistance in verifying 2 holsters that came with the purchase of the Luger. I will attach pic's to assist and if any of you require additional pic's or angle, please feel free to ask. Some of the stamps are clear and others not so clear. The black holster is in very good shape with little cracking in the leather and only moderate scuffing. The white stitching does not appear to be thread but almost cotton string like quality. The stamps are as follows: GENSCHOW & Co.A-G BERLIN 1939 The waffenampt shows an eagle holding a cirle with a swastika, under that is WaA286. The brown holster looks OLD. Smells OLD. Has some interesting points. While the overall holster is brown, it is obvious that at one time it was stained black or the reverse. Or could it be that it was black and just has been scuffed so much the brown underneath is showing. The mag pouch is almost all black (aged), the flap tongue for the buckle is black (aged)and on both areas you can see the brown underneath. On the inside the tool holder is black and the square leather piece on the back wall of the holster is black. Also, under the flap, the holster front wall is faded black. The stamping is as follows: (I think, it is faint) E.G.LEUNER BAUTZEN 1939 The waffenampt shows an eagle holding a cirle with a swastika, under that is WaA159. I hope this information along with the pictures will help you folks verify what I have. Black Holster <a href="http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/blackfullrear.jpg" target="_fullview"><img src="http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/blackfullrear.jpg" width="400" alt="Click for fullsize image" /></a> Brown Holster

06-04-2004, 07:03 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	Tiberius, Yup, that's whatcha got. The holster that's brown and has been dyed black was done due to Imperial Army decree to standardise all German leather equiptment to black and has worn off. Both look original to me. Good luck and welcome to the Forum! 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."