Holster Origin

rpbcps · 11-27-2020, 04:31 AM

I thought about the Norwegian option too, but presumed that the lugers and the holsters the Norwegians used, would have been ones recovered from the 100,000 German troops, when they surrendered in May 1945.

As I suspect this holster is a police one, in theory, it not have been in Norway at the time of the surrender, but serving with some policeman in a German town. Mind you the illegible markings on the rear of the holster, do look like they have been scored out.

gunbugs · 11-27-2020, 08:11 PM

The German Police at the time of surrender were essentially a branch of the SS, and there would very likely have been Field Police, (Feldgendarmerie), in Norway at the time. I would not consider that holster unusual in that respect. But, I've been wrong before, and will be wrong again. That I am sure of.

rpbcps · 11-28-2020, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by gunbugs

The German Police at the time of surrender were essentially a branch of the SS, and there would very likely have been Field Police, (Feldgendarmerie), in Norway at the time. I would not consider that holster unusual in that respect. But, I've been wrong before, and will be wrong again. That I am sure of.

Doug,
Good point, I had not thought of that.

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11-27-2020, 04:31 AM	#1
rpbcps Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Home base UK, but spend a lot of time overseas working. Posts: 125 Thanks: 62 Thanked 158 Times in 49 Posts	I thought about the Norwegian option too, but presumed that the lugers and the holsters the Norwegians used, would have been ones recovered from the 100,000 German troops, when they surrendered in May 1945. As I suspect this holster is a police one, in theory, it not have been in Norway at the time of the surrender, but serving with some policeman in a German town. Mind you the illegible markings on the rear of the holster, do look like they have been scored out.

11-27-2020, 08:11 PM	#2
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 683 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,228 Times in 415 Posts	The German Police at the time of surrender were essentially a branch of the SS, and there would very likely have been Field Police, (Feldgendarmerie), in Norway at the time. I would not consider that holster unusual in that respect. But, I've been wrong before, and will be wrong again. That I am sure of.