Cut-down Arty Holster...
 

Pete, Why do you feel this is a cut down artillery holster? The closure tab was moved but this could have been originally a police type holster. The cut down artillery holsters I have seen are squared off at the bottom.

The give away is the remanents of the stitching holes where the rod pocket was removed.

Tom A

Doc...

Ditto what Tom said...

But it could have been a Navy holster too...???...

You both could be correct. But if the bottom of the "cut-down" holster is rounded, does this mean it was cut from the top?

Doc,

The square-cut modification is probably the easiest and cheapestway to do it in the Weimar period.

But I think you can take a long LP-08 holster cut it and re-form it (steam process...???) to end up with the round-shaped toe...also.

With the hole remanents on the face where the up closure strap was removed, I don't think it could have been a Navy holster unless it was an LP-08 holster pressed into Naval service.

Tom A

I have seen many shorter conversions molded at the bottom rather than cut off square. Easily done actually, the leather just has to be wet and dried on a toe mold. The mark of a good Saddler.
Jerry Burney

Tom,

Didn't some of the Navy holster have a buckle closing feature AND have the mounting-block on the rear of the holster also...???...

Or do the buckle-type Navy holster only have traditional belt loops and never the mounting-block...???...

That is why I suggested this cut-down may have also come from an old Navy holster...

Pete, There were two types of Imperial Navy Military holsters. The first type had the stock block and a stud closure. The second type had the belt loops and the buckle fastener.
I have never seen an original Navy with any intermixing of these.
Jerry Burney

Thanks Jerry...

I remember seeing a few buckeled holsters at the Navy Cabal's display at the NAPCE events...just did not remember what was on the back of the buckeled variety...

Here is another Arty holster cut down for Police use :

http://cgi.ebay.com/WWI-German-Holst...QQcmdZViewItem