[captainclock1988]

Hi Terry, the handle on my radio is missing its spring metal piece that went into the middle of the handle, the leather handle on mine while its still intact is definitely seen better days, almost all of the stitching along the edges is gone (which is how the spring metal insert disappeared) and the leather is pretty much dry-rotted. there's enough of it there that I could still get a piece of leather from Hobby Lobby or some place like that and trace the outline of the original handle out onto the new piece of leather and cut out the pieces needed to make a new handle and locate a piece of spring metal (or similar material) at the hardware store, and sew the handle together like the original one was and install it and it would be as good as new.