Genuine 1917 Vintage Temple of Doom/Webley Holster

[Montana Hannah]

My first post in this section! A little while back I stumbled on a genuine 1917 Webley holster, which is pretty much identical to the one used in TOD. It was manufactured by a company called Wolfsky & Co. From what I was able to find out, Mr Wolfsky was a Russian emigree to London at the turn of the 20th century. He went into business supplying luxury travel goods in leather, with a speciality in outfitting military officers. Anyway, here are some pics. Enjoy!
(And apologies for the flowery duvet cover!)

[Cajunkraut]

There's nothing like an original.

Keep her supple, Montana!

[Montana Hannah]

There's nothing like an original.

Keep her supple, Montana!

Ha! You've hit on something there - it's actually a very stiff hoslter, almost box-like. I'm not sure if it's the age or if it's meant to be like that. I've given it a light coating of pecards, but I'm handling it carefully. Though it's not delicate in the least, it will be for display only. The colour is a dark wax-like lacquer that seems to have been applied after it was assembled (I can see that natural colour underneath the belt-loop). It's very, very dark which is unusual since all the other British Webley holsters I've seen are more of a russet colour. I don't think British Naval officers ever wore a Sam-Browne pistol rig, so I've been wondering if its possibly a police issue holster. The seller did have other British police holsters in the same colour.

[kwad]

Nice find. That holster is in very good shape for its age!

The leather used to make holsters is usually fairly stiff. It helps the holster keep its shape and allows for easier draw of the weapon.
As long as the leather doesn't feel like it's going to crack when it's flexed, you should be all right.

[Duck9000]

Beautiful holster. You should try it on your LC outfit from time to time. Nothing like wear the real deal