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07-14-2020, 05:34 PM
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Help ID this German Holster
Picked this up today with a bunch stuff, can someone take a look at the photos and help ID this for me. I’m assuming to WW2 Era German? Only markings are in the buckles, can’t see anything on the leather.
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07-14-2020, 06:30 PM
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I'd say it's a tanker (chest) holster, maybe for a P08 Luger?!
Apparently DRGM stands for Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster and it's like a patent or something.
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07-14-2020, 06:44 PM
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It's WWII German. I'm thinking either for a Luger or a P-38. The magazine pouch will give us a good clue if you can borrow a mag to try. Looks a bit more for a P-38 mag to me.
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07-14-2020, 07:09 PM
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Possibly a HiPower, will the mag pouch accept a dbl stack mag?
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07-14-2020, 07:10 PM
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I can't tell the details from the , but it looks like that strap may not be original to the holster. It looks like the buckle from a German canteen.
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07-14-2020, 10:43 PM
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A field made item if WWII.
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Profile of the handgun in the leather of the holster pocket looks like a P38 to me. General design appears to be a near copy of the US M3 chest/shoulder holster as issued during WW2 for the M1911 pistols (also a version for the S&W Victory Model, primarily US Navy issue), with the addition of a pouch for spare magazine.
I'm thinking either a knock-off copy or a limited production commercial adaptation of the US-GI holsters used by aviators and tankers during WW2. Hardware may be from a commercial source or scavenged from other gear.
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07-15-2020, 12:30 PM
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definitely not military - looks to be like some one pieced it together - hard to tell from picture , but it look to me if either a P08 or P38 barrel would protrude from bottom if inserted up to trigger guard -
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