Tan/Olive Bandolier, opinions please.

[Larry F.]

Of course, as any Japanese collector will tell you, Karl Lotz is a legitimate maker of bandoleers ( and other FJ items ).

And I thought you had my back?

Hope you're doing well Steven.

[Jan43]

Hi All
The marking are pretty close to the original. Take a look at the 2 Karl Lotz bando(blue and splinter) that are perfect originals.
Stamp seems to be exact the same letters, but the Lederwaren-Fabrik line are slight staggered and the address missing. The splinter also seem to have the very late date 1944 together with Makers name KARL LOTZ(Big letters).
- adress- 1944.

I would have thought that these snaps for sure are fake, but if Mark have a RZ20 with these exact snaps, it will be news to me.
Mark can you show of the snaps on your RZ20 rig?

There is nothing wrong in a Lederwaren Fabrik making Bandos. Karl Lotz were in fact a Lederwaren Fabrik, and also remember
Wersa Lederwarenfabrik Hubert Werner KG Rbnr. 0-0850-0189 (Bando shown below Karl Lotz 2 Bandos)

0-0155-0015 Bruno Leunert Lederwarenfabrik in Bretnig maded LBA proved equipment, such as LW Rucksacks, Breadbags, Bajo-frogs, and kneepads.

The very thin thread, as the shown bando has, is the thing most fakers get wrong, which don´t speak well for it.
Best Jan
Karl Lotz Blue




KARL LOTZ (BIG LETTERS) 1944 Splinter


Wersa Lederwarenfabrik

[Willi Z.]

[QUOTE=Larry F.;5178134
BTW, I don't like the bando's. [/QUOTE]

John may care, but the rest of us don't!!!

[Willi Z.]

Jan, I agree that a Lederwaren-Fabrik could certainly make bandos.

My thoughts on the bandos are pretty much the same as the others.

[Larry F.]

John may care, but the rest of us don't!!!

Careful.....I have pictures of you from the MAX.

[Jan43]

Willi

There are actually good sense in that Lederwaren factories made Bandoliers, because they all probably
made leather cartridge pouches too.

Here´s several leather cartridge pouches made by Wersa Lederwaren Fabrik. Best Jan




Wersa Bando Stamp.

[John Hodgin]

Willi

There are actually good sense in that Lederwaren factories made Bandoliers, because they all probably
made leather cartridge pouches too.

Jan

Jan, only one member questioned that a leather manufacturer would produce cloth bandoleers. Willi nor I have a problem with that, our problem instead is with the bandoleer which began this thread.

Regards,
John

[Jan43]

I´m fully aware of that John

I myself just made the connection in my head with the Lederwaren Fabrik and the leather pouches and Bandos, so I thought I´ll just share this revelation with You all.

It was not meant like"I´ll show them all", but I can now see why you thought that.

That´s why I´ll sometimes hate about writing on forums, that things can be interpreted in the wrong way.

Best Jan