Holster question

tom · 04-30-2002, 09:55 PM

Hi John,

Strictly speaking, ANY III Reich period holster is correct as holsters were issued by clothing depots and were unacountable, as is done in the US Army. The pistols, however, were issued through unit armorers and they didn't give zwei pfennig about the soldat's holster date.

Thus it is perfectly reasonable for any III Reich piece to wind up in ANY German military holster from the early Reichsrevolver conversion pieces of 1909-1916 through the late war pieces produced as late as 1945.

The real issue is that Amerikanisher Waffensammerlerin want to make things more esoteric than they were or ever needed to be. As a result, we have invented subvariations, classes and taxonomy for these guns that would cause a Heer armorer to sigh with a "Dienst ist dienst und schnaps ist schnaps" as we polevault over mouse turds.

My two cents,

Tom

04-30-2002, 09:55 PM	#2
tom User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 269 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Holster question Hi John, Strictly speaking, ANY III Reich period holster is correct as holsters were issued by clothing depots and were unacountable, as is done in the US Army. The pistols, however, were issued through unit armorers and they didn't give zwei pfennig about the soldat's holster date. Thus it is perfectly reasonable for any III Reich piece to wind up in ANY German military holster from the early Reichsrevolver conversion pieces of 1909-1916 through the late war pieces produced as late as 1945. The real issue is that Amerikanisher Waffensammerlerin want to make things more esoteric than they were or ever needed to be. As a result, we have invented subvariations, classes and taxonomy for these guns that would cause a Heer armorer to sigh with a "Dienst ist dienst und schnaps ist schnaps" as we polevault over mouse turds. My two cents, Tom