Krieghoff holster
 

I have a real nice Kreighoff holster with no makers mark ,nice E/2 on inside. On the inside by the closing strap is stamped the name Walz. Jerry Burney has seen this on other items. Anyone have any idea who or what this means? Klaus , have you seen this? Thanks for any info. Bill

Bill, yes I know this Walz..
I have a closure flap, for the Artillery stock, which is Walz stamped (see the bad photo). I think this guy is a leather accessories maker like Maury & Co.
christian

Bill, I know the WALZ- stamp only on the leather of the LP08 stock as Chistian shows it on his photo. Most Krieghoff holsters are without the marker stamp. Because of the stiches I belief that only two marker made the holsters for the Luftwaffe/ Krieghoff. One was Eger & Linde Schalkalden.
Some years ago I visited a collector in the Düsseldorf area. He showed me a nice Kü- Luger. He picked it up from his barber. I also looked at the holster. It was brown and inside on the lining (dictionary) was the late Luftwaffenabnahme (Krieghoff acceptance mark). If I remember correct was the brown holster made by Böcker Waldbröhl and even got the WaA stamp.
My barber offered me never a Luger. May be I should go to the next.

Klaus
Could you please explain the stitching differences? Thank you Bill

Bill, the stiches on the closing strap for example of some Krieghoff or Luftwaffen accepted holsters for the P08 are done as on the other Army holsters: 2 lines of stiches on the closing strap.
The stiches on the Eger & Linde Seligenthal/Th or EGER & LINDE SCHMALKALDEN holsters are made like an U as on the photos.
I observed that Eger & Linde has done the stiches only in this kind (on the Army type holsters). I never mentioned one exception. Sometimes the holsters are dated, sometimes not.
So I think there were 2 makers of the Krieghoff holsters.
Best regards Klaus

Klaus
Your knowledge and willingness to share it are appreciated. Bill

Bill, thank you too. It´s always a pleasure.
Regards Klaus

Klaus,
Is the Death's Head marking on the first holster you show authentic?

Doug, Yes..That is an example of an authentic Death's Head on a Luger holster. The only known period photo I know of... is of an SS Soldier wearing one.

Jerry Burney