Shoulder Holster

Marvin · 07-07-2002, 07:30 AM

The discussion on Luftwaffe Pilots wearing a shoulder holster was probably true for the smaller handguns like the Walther PP, PPK, and the Hungarian .32 auto. The Luger would have been very bulky for a pilot.

The Panzer Truppen wore shoulder hosters too. This would probably be where most of the Luger shoulder holster came from. The Panzer crewman had a small hatch to get into and out of and a pistol on the belt could hang in the opening. A Luger in a shoulder holster would not hang quite as bad.

After the war was over, there were a lot of shoulder holster made for the American troops because we did like that type holster. The German civilians during this time would make anything for a few dollars so they could have food on the table, so many of these are actually post war made, with wartime materials.

Marvin

07-07-2002, 07:30 AM	#18
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The discussion on Luftwaffe Pilots wearing a shoulder holster was probably true for the smaller handguns like the Walther PP, PPK, and the Hungarian .32 auto. The Luger would have been very bulky for a pilot. The Panzer Truppen wore shoulder hosters too. This would probably be where most of the Luger shoulder holster came from. The Panzer crewman had a small hatch to get into and out of and a pistol on the belt could hang in the opening. A Luger in a shoulder holster would not hang quite as bad. After the war was over, there were a lot of shoulder holster made for the American troops because we did like that type holster. The German civilians during this time would make anything for a few dollars so they could have food on the table, so many of these are actually post war made, with wartime materials. Marvin