Jerry,

Regarding Reno in November, I have sent you a Private Message.

Also; weather and certainly driving to the November Reno show can be "iffy"...flying into the show might be a safer bet...

All,

Thanks again for such great info. on my 1918 holster. I have printed out portions of these discussions and have placed them, in plastic, inside the holster for future owners's use and education...

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

George,

When Alsace-Lorraine was part of the Reichsland from 1871 to 1918, Mulhouse was in the Bezirk (district) of Ober-Elsass and was known, as you correctly stated, M�¼hlhausen (literally â??mill houses"). It was the seat of government for the Landkreis (county) of M�¼hlhausen.

I still believe that the most likely origin of Pete's holster is M�¼lheim an der Ruhr.

Pete,
Take a look at this link. It might clear up some of the confusion.

www.germanbuckles.com/ImpEraLeather.html

Joe

Here is one of the sources of the reproduction holsters complete with any marking you want.

www.ima-usa.com/p15.html

Joe

Hello Joe,

Thanks so much for the reprint of the Imperial holster makers list...I have saved it to my library...appreciate the web link !

I was/am also familiar with the IMA folks, as they advertise regularly in SGN...but there is really no way of passing off a recent piece of leather as WWII, no matter how "correct" the stampings might be...50-60 years from now, such 2003's era holsters might be fooling some folks...

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

Hello Pete, http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfuploa...co_stempel.jpg
http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/holster_voren.jpg
I have the same markings in a 1916 holster, that was my own for years and I didn�´t realize it!
it is: Rudolf Wiemer&Co. M�¼lheim-Ruhr, which is near to D�¼sseldorf.

M�¼lheim an der Ruhr map:http://www.map24.de/map24/routing.php3?map24_sid=7457a71c3402ad25554af1c8eb649410&newroute=1&map24 _sid=7457a71c3402ad25554af1c8eb649410&sstreet=Stra%DFe&szip=PLZ&scity=d% FCssel dorf&scountry=de&dstreet=Stra%DFe&dzip=PLZ&dcity=m%FClheim+ruhr&dcountry =de&rtype=fast&desctype=standard&loadlimiter=&usecity=&maptype=JAVA&mid= MAP24&x=68&y=11