Time period and vetting of an odd holster

[moosedog]

I just picked this up because of its uniqueness. I'm thinking that it is 1940s-50s period. No name on the holster.
It fits a four-inch medium frame revolver and has five ammo loops for 38 caliber rounds and slits in back for a belt. Your thoughts are welcome.

 

[chief38]

I'd tend to agree with your approximate dating but could not offer you a specific year. It reminds me of an old motorcycle officer's holster.

 

[s&wchad]

Neat! I think these were for the back pocket of uniform trousers. Ideal for a desk seargent!

 

[moosedog]

I don't think it would be very comfortable to sit on.

 

[GerSan69]

IIRC cops in the old, old days wore those big, heavy overcoats in winter and a somewhat lighter long coat the rest of the year. A holster like this could be worn on the pants belt with the bottom tucked into a pocket, reached through the coat's side vents or a "pass-thru" pocket.

 

[moosedog]

Thanks for the memories of the old days as I remember wearing my department issued over coat, as shown above, on my first day on the beat in Detroit, January of 1978. Record snow fall with much taller drifts. My partner and I were assigned to walk a beat and we spent most of the shift helping push stranded motorists. Our over coats have bottomless slash pockets that we could reach thru to access our sidearms of which we were issued the standard 5 inch nickel model 10s in a flap holster on a swivel. I still have that coat.

 

[crows]

In the department I worked for, the "beat man" wore a heavy coat like what you show. This even in the late '80's. The "old" guys called it a reefer coat. Our department only had a couple of them, so guys traded off depending on who was walking the beat.