Luft Holster...?
 

Was reading the thread about black dye removal and Luft markings was mentioned. Thought it better to start a new thread. Since Luft holsters did not go through the Heer procurement they (apparently) were uniquely stamped. I have a nice chocolate brn holster and curious if it might be Luft or an officer's rig.

AUWARTER&BUBECK/1938/STUTTGART

WaA101

Bob,
Look for a Luftwaffe Acceptance mark. It will *very closely* resemble #58 on the techinical info section of the forum.
Bottom line, if it is brown and is WaA accepted, the probability is 98% that it is Army.
Tom A.

Ahhh...similar Luft proofs on K98s...Thanks Tom!

Thought I would post some pics. This one is not as nice as the 1939 that John posted but thought I would share anyway... held a '38 s/42

http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/holst1.jpg

http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/holst2.jpg
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/holst3.jpg
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/holst-WaA.jpg

Very nice ARMY holster.

Tom A.

Very nice shade of brown.

Bob, The only holsters I consider to be Luftwaffe issue are marked with the Luftwaffe stamp on the inside lining. A small mark, sometimes overlooked because of it's location on the inside back of the holster. These are relatively rare. Jerry Burney