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FN 1922 Holster

MOONED
I'm just looking for an opinion on the holster in the auction below. Does this appear to be an original WWII holster that was unissued? I have a 1922 with two Nazi proffed magazines and would like a matching holster to go with it. I just want to make sure that this would be a correct period era holster for this pistol before purchasing. Any opinions/suggestions are appreciated.

Aaron

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=166881266
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  • gary wray
    Mooned.....looks like the real deal to me. jhg is one of the accepted German holster makers during the war. The sewing looks natural, not recent but I would ask him before I bought it so he is on record. Putting the stitching under a black light is the quickest way to detact holster fakes but you can't do it in an auction so I always ask before I purchase. Then, if it is a fake, he is on record as lying to you. But this one looks to my eye to be the real deal and is in surprisingly good shape. Many of these went to the Luftwaffe and have their acceptance stamp on the belt loop (like LWaA 7, for example) but this one probably was commercial. Hope this helps!
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  • rufe-snow
    It looks way to good to be a 65+ years old holster, to me. Leather is a animal product that deteriorates with age. The holster in the auction doesn't show any great indication of this, IMHO.

    Since there at no bids on it, as of this point of time, it seems that most of the collectors of German militaria on the auctions feel the same. They usually jump on minty unissued kraut stuff, like flies on you know what.

    Be careful if you buy it. Follow Garys advice vis a vis verifying it.
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  • MOONED
    Gary/Rufe,

    I have made two purchases from this seller before for items of the same period (grips & nazi marked magazine). Both of the other items were of high quality and I was pleased with them.

    I can only go on the information I have been told, or examples of holsters for the same pistol on the auction side. This item "looks" the same other 1922 pistols which are being sold with holsters, but it almost looks too good to be true.
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  • gary wray
    Mooned......that you have dealt with this vendor in the past and been satisfied, says a lot....and builds up trust. Don't let the super good appearance of the holster throw you off as a many of these were stored during the war and never issued. I have several like this one in my collection. But little elves in Eastern Europe have been cranking out fake German stuff for years and it looks pretty good until you get it under the black light. The holster does look like it has some storage foxiness on it that would clean up quick. It also looks as if no gun has been in it which leads me to believe that it either was in storage or purchased commerically and never used. But, again, I have some just like it that are the real deal. And the BIN price is about in the ballpark (perhaps a little high) for a holster of this vintage and quality which, as Rufe says, could be the reason it has not received any bids. I would only buy it if I could get a three day inspection/return. If it is real, and you have done business with him in the past, he should not have any problem with that. Good luck!
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  • MOONED
    Gary, Thanks for the info. Can you describer the "blue light" check for me? If the holster was placed under a blue light, what signs would be visible that are not currently?
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  • gary wray
    Mooned.........melkor got to it before me! He is right as when you put the object under the black light non natural stitching like synthetic thread (which is used today) glows where natural stitching like cotton does not. Usually clear as a bell. Hope this helps! Good luck!
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