Y straps

[The Jackal]

It seems there is more to be said on these backstraps than I thought. Very interesting. The backstrap is not a 'textbook' example but maby, maby, still manufactured pre '45. I'll gues will never now for one 100% shure. Oké, I try to live with that.

Jac

[Reptyle]

Micheal was convinced about this strap being postwar, i would like to hear his reaction about the y-straps on ebay. Could there be a chance that there were some made during WWII and copied after?

[Michael Kuligowski]

Micheal was convinced about this strap being postwar, i would like to hear his reaction about the y-straps on ebay. Could there be a chance that there were some made during WWII and copied after?

You mean these:
http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...DME:L:RTQ:NL:1
??

also post war made added strap....

[Reptyle]

How can you be so sure? Did you replace it? Is there any proof? Pictures or some sort of..

[Michael Kuligowski]

How can you be so sure? Did you replace it? Is there any proof? Pictures or some sort of..

how about experience and good eye... ? will that be enough ??? cheers !
PS in the past we hade threads with austrian straps - use search engine - and You will find lots of pictures etc...

[FestungSpanien]

Hi there
When it comes to straps and leather, you can be very sure that the best source is Michael.
Ace

How can you be so sure? Did you replace it? Is there any proof? Pictures or some sort of..

[Reptyle]

Ok, thanks for the information. Is this rear strap btw. described in any reference book?