Has anyone seen this maker before?
 

I have a brown 1916 holster marked, E. DELACROIX NACH F BERLIN 1916. The mark is die stamped on inside of cover flap, also die stamped is BAXVII. I have attempted to post picture but this is my first post to this forum so bear with me if I do not get it right. http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/dmch1.jpg This holster is in excellent condition but the French makers name is somewhat curious don't you think?

Duane, I have never heard this name before, but in 1916, all kinds of people were living in and had lived in Berlin for hundreds of years. So maybe they had moved there 50 years before, it will be interesting if others have holster by this maker.

Ed

Costanzo lists this manufacturer on page 366 of his World of Lugers Proof Marks book. He shows the name as Edelacroix Nachf.

I have NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF a die stamped BAX stamp. I am not necessarily saying the stamp is bogus, but it is *certainly* out of the ordinary. Jerry B., What do you say?

Tom A.

I know little about holsters but I agree that all the others in my collection are ink stamped, does anyone else have a die stamped BAX holster out there?

Not being a collector of holsters nor thier references, what the heck is a BAX stamped holster???

I recently purchased a 1915 holster also marked E. Delacroix Nach F, Berlin. No BAX stamp though.

Tom, I have never seen anything but ink in all the holsters that have come through my shop...I don't know what to think about it. I would suspect the BAX was not meant to be absolutely permanent so why anything but ink? Hard to say really. Anyone else out there have one? Jerry Burney

To all, I've seen many WW1 holsters stamped inside the flap with BA and a roman numeral. BAX indicates issue by the 10th Army Clothing Depot. TH

Tom, That is correct. I just had an Artillery in here for repair with this stamp on the inside left liner. BAIII . But I don't recall the BAX ever being anything but an inked stamp. Not that it never was, I just have never seen one in all the holsters that have come thru my hands. One thing I have noticed, the unusual will pop up sooner or later in the holster world. There were so many cottage Sadlers accross Germany that some strange stuff appears quite often. Jerry Burney

Herb,
BAX is the Imperial German abbreviation for Clothing Depot, 10th Corps.(Bekliedung Amt, 10)The German Army, like the US Army, treated holsters as a clothing and equipment item rather than a weapons/armament item.

Tom A.