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Old 05-02-2018, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Joefan1968 View Post
Hi Dave...I really don't know the story on the holster...It's the one my dad always had with the gun...This is what the back looks like, and then the leather strap wraps around the front and has the buckle...There are no manuf. markings or dates on it anywhere...So it could be like you said, someone had it made over there...

20180501_185504 by Matthew Peregoy, on Flickr

This is definitely a Viet-made holster. I've seen enough to make that a pretty solid guess.

The ctg. loops on front are new to me, but likely in that era and area.

I knew a couple of fellow airmen who had basically buscadero belts with holsters very like that one. The belts had cartridge loops on back, like in Western movies.

I think some were probably made from water buffalo hide. And some were of patent leather.

Keep the gun oiled and out of the holster, lest tanning agents or any moisture rust it. This is particularly true if you live in a humid area.

Last edited by Texas Star; 05-02-2018 at 06:39 PM.
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