Holzattrappe

[Jan Balcar]

When I served in (Czech) army the some officers bears in holster (in watchservice too...!)the folded newspaper instead a service pistol to spare weight and preserve the former shape of holster.

Holzatrappe means wooden dummy or wooden imitation. The word Atrappe was in Germany used for example for wooden salami for display in shopwindow.

In Sweden army was in use a similar non pistol, made from metal for exercise purposes.

Maybe was the Holzatrappe purpose to disburden officers distressful destiny.....