Imperial Navy Marking?
 

Does anyone know if this could be an early German Imperial Navy marking - I'm thinking KM for Kriegsmarine. Perhaps it's Dutch? Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers,
John
http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/KMMark.JPG

John, The crown in your photo, appears more Swedish to me than German, but I'm not ruling out the Dutch possibility. Tom H.

JohnF,

If I were you, I would make a short post in the Navy Luger forum referring that group to read this thread... there would likely be an answer among that crowd... but since this is really a holster mark, I elected not to move this message thread to the Navy forum.

Hi,

If the holster were dutch, I'd expect a little brass unit plate on the holster or marks where it had been fastened if removed.

Not all Dutch holsters were unit marked (i.e. having a brass plate) particularly those fabricated in Indonesia.

I agree with Tom Heller; this AIN'T German; Swede seems to be what it most resembles.

Tom A.

Thanks for all the opinions - I'm still not sure what the marking is. For your information, this is the holster that the marking is on. It's a Colt Navy and apparently there were a small number of these bougth by the Kriegsmarine. I know this is a bit off topic but, where else am I going to find Imperial Navy marking buffs?
Cheers,
John
http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/Ge...oltHolster.jpg