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Can You Identify This WWII German? Tanker? Holster ?
My dad brought home this Walther and holster. The gun for sure came out of a burned out German tank and is actually parts of two guns. There are no markings on the leather and appears to be a tanker or pilot holster.
Also included is the certificate allowing him to bring the gun home, some armor piercing ammo and a brass key fob. My dad made the fob from a piece of artillery shell as I recall and it has the countries he served in.
I have looked high and low for this holster on the internet to no avail. Thanks for any information you might be able to provide.
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Priceless from a family perspective.
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Possibly a "theater made" holster.
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I have seen a number of vet-bringback P.38's in simple shoulder holsters
fairly similar to yours, but in brown and without the lines marked on the leather. None I've examined had any sort of maker marks, etc.
I've been told that some were made in post-war Germany for the vets,
and also apparently they were not too uncommon to find during the war.
The vets found the shoulder holsters very handy to augment their issued weapons. Nice that you have your Dad's pistol and know the story behind it!
I hope this helps,
John
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10-21-2021, 08:58 AM
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I've looked the holster over trying to determine if it was hand made. Does not appear. I say this because the stitching is done by a machine and most of the rivots appear factory. The brown strap is clearly an add on and has the obvious appearance of self applied rivots. The holster also has a belt slot on the bottom for a narrow belt or possibly a strap. What if there was a never a strap where the brown one is, and just the black strap (which is quite short) and the slot. Also I think the gun is oriented wrong in the picture. I think it is left handed if put in so the trigger guard follows the shape of the holster. Also, were there any holster rigs that maybe were installed in a tank or such that were not worn on the person?
Last edited by Vtgw938; 10-21-2021 at 09:00 AM.
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