what does "correct holster" mean?

alanint · 05-28-2011, 04:30 PM

Honestly, a "Correct" holster would generally be any holster with a date previous to the gun's date of manutacture. It is fun and nice to have a holster the same year as your gun, but the German army basically issued what they had, especially after WW1. The only exceptions are guns such as Krieghoffs, which would hopefully have a Luftwaffe marked holster or unit marked Army and police guns, which often had the same unit markings on the holster.

For a 1939 42 code it would be nice to have a mid to late 1930's marked holster, which would have been the most likely to have been issued with the gun.

tharpo · 05-28-2011, 09:19 PM

The seller probably figured that a P08 holster would be correct for any P08 luger. I would say that a 1938 or 1939 holster would be alot more time period correct for your gun.

Tom

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05-28-2011, 04:30 PM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Honestly, a "Correct" holster would generally be any holster with a date previous to the gun's date of manutacture. It is fun and nice to have a holster the same year as your gun, but the German army basically issued what they had, especially after WW1. The only exceptions are guns such as Krieghoffs, which would hopefully have a Luftwaffe marked holster or unit marked Army and police guns, which often had the same unit markings on the holster. For a 1939 42 code it would be nice to have a mid to late 1930's marked holster, which would have been the most likely to have been issued with the gun.

05-28-2011, 09:19 PM	#2
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 547 Thanks: 120 Thanked 388 Times in 161 Posts	The seller probably figured that a P08 holster would be correct for any P08 luger. I would say that a 1938 or 1939 holster would be alot more time period correct for your gun. Tom