An interesting Reichsrevolver holster picture
 

Hello guys,
a German reader of my book wrote me concerning the very interesting picture shown at page 51 of my book (in the section concerning the early holsters for LP08).
This picture shows a young German Infantry soldier with a P08 fitted into a M79 reichsrevolver holster. Actually this picture is very interesting because of it is very rare to meet historical pictures that shown the use of P08 with reichsrevolver holster.

The German reader is a Reichsrevolver expert (he is going to finalise a book on the Reichsrevolvers) and told me that the aforementioned picture shows a very rare Reichsrevolver holster variation.
According to him â??the holster is the early model M/81. Later all of these M/81have been modified to the holster M/87. The M/87 is the common type which is familiar to the most collectors.
Your photograph is a rare one.â?�

So this picture is very interesting for two reasons:
First : it shows the use of P08 with Reichsrevolver holster
Second: the Reichrevolver holster is a rare variation.

Ciao

Mauro

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Maruo... an excellent picture... the subject in the photos appears to be VERY young! In my opinion not more than 17 years... do you have any information on who it is and how old this soldier is?

Hi John,
the picture is dated 1914. Unfortunately it is quite impossible to understand what is written in the back side.
Sorry.
Ciao