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Old 05-22-2019, 08:09 AM
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I know this is a shot in the dark but..... I found a shoulder rig that was custom made in the U.K. during WW2. It was made by a well known saddlery in Salisbury. I guess it's probably one of a kind. It is marked with what appears to be serial number of the firearm and the initials of the G.I.. I would love to see if we could actually find the weapon which matches the holster. Serial number 888105 should be a Colt or Ithaca 1943 build.
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Hi. I have a somewhate similar 1911 holster...also apparently theather made though I'm not sure what theater. Mine has no markings but does have a magazine slot. What caught my eye was the stud for attaching the retention strap. Our appear to be the same and definitely not GI. So, I don't know how his helps you but I thought I'd share it.

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I’m wondering if that is a Service number as opposed to a serial number.
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Old 05-22-2019, 11:10 AM
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Could be I guess.
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I’m wondering if that is a Service number as opposed to a serial number.
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I don't think that it is a serial number as enlisted serial numbers were eight digits and officer serial numbers all began with a zero in WWII.
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Just FYI, parsing the Social Security Death Master for men with the initials TRD who would be 17-65 in 1944, you get roughly 700 possibilities.

Of course, he might not be in the file, or not have his middle initial listed.
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Old 05-22-2019, 01:17 PM
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Great rigs, the standard ones have US embossed on the front. Great tribute the war effort here at home. Everybody who made stuff switched over to make stuff for the military.
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Those are awesome grips! They look like canopy plexiglass, backed with a photo of a movie star or a sweetie. What’s the story on those?
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Those are awesome grips! They look like canopy plexiglass, backed with a photo of a movie star or a sweetie. What’s the story on those?
Agreed, I would like to see a better pic of them. I made myself some sweetheart grips a few years ago but always like seeing them.
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I found those at a gun show and just couldn't pass them up. I took one sie apart to study the photo. Under magnification you can see that the ladies are cut out from another--possibly group--photo. The cut outs are placed on a piece of white carstock. I am not sure the source of the clear plastic but traditionally they are made from broke aircraft winshields. No way to verify.

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I'm no expert on wartime holsters, but both posted examples look like the makers modeled them after M3/7 holsters at least in their basic design. Very nice looking. I have a repro M7 around here somewhere but nothing original.

And thanks for the close-up pics of those grips, very cool.

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