1917 long barrel

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by CAP Black

Dear Crnaruka:
Your holster is very interesting. If you look at a book on Lugers by Datik (sp) which was published in the 1950's you will find a picture of a wooden holster that closely resembles yours.
Jack

Datig does show a holster-stock on pg 179 but it is more 'parallel', not tapered like the OP's. Datig's looks more like a Mauser holster-stock in that regard. Datig even states that it is 'Mauser Type' and that it is 8"...