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Check out the dangly thing hanging from the German.

Only pic I ever saw of one in use.

Mike, is it attached to the binoculars too?

No, I don't think so, looking at it closer

?????, Please explain, when I enlarge the photo it becomes even more difficult to try to identify. :confused: Thanks,

Lon

This

He must have it somehow attached to his belt.

No, there is clearly a strap rising from the pistol at a 45 degree angle towards the soldier's collar, which is completely separate from the binocular straps, which are both vertical. This might be the strap for a map case, as the soldier is an NCO, and the pistol might be attached to this, but not to the binoculars.

This looks like the fall of France, as the soldier he is trying to take custody of appears to be French.

Probably an injured French soldier, I don't think the luger is attached to the binocular, but I don't think is hanging from his neck either, in any case is not the safest way to carry a pistol.

He also appears to be holding a rifle [butt resting on ground] with his right hand.

Mexican carry?(luger on a string/lanyard for quick access)

The "mexican carry" should be with the Luger in his pants, but to me he's keeping his gun dandling... :confused:

There are two variations/interpretations of "Mexican carry": one is with the gun tucked into the waistband of the pants over the rear pocket (concealed carry); the other is with the gun visibly dangling on a lanyard for quick access. Both styles of carry probably were necessitated by the lack of a suitable holster. :)

Actually I thought it was a third:
pistol on string in front of pants, string keeps pistol from sliding down into pants.:eek:

The one in the picture looks like it is suspended from a lanyard,
was probably in hand until the situation deteriorated to that seen.
JMHO.

Found in another forum:

Interesting History
Massad Ayoob says:
The [Mexican Carry] term is not perjorative. It arose long ago among gun people. In homage to proud Mexican men of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Beset by trants who stripped them of liberties, including the right to carry guns if they were not part of the political elite, these defiant citizens.... needed to be able to ditch the gun to be retrieved later if they were about to have contact with Federales, and since a holster could not be so quickly ditched and would be prima facie evidence of resistance to tyrants' law, the holster was dispensed with.
- The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry

Kind regards.

--Dwight