TH,
In my experience, WWII German shoulder holsters have never been plentiful in spite of the fact that they were widely used and this scarcity especially applies to marked examples. I discussed their use with veterans of that era at my post and at shows after acquiring one and I probably should have asked more questions than I did back when there was an abundance of these men around. I do recall that they were not a popular war souvenir for practical reasons and after May 8th, became militarily obsolete. The last marked example that I observed had no manufacturer's name or code and an only an RBN number on one of the straps. I sold this to a collector/dealer from the Chicago suburbs at an OGCA show in about 1999. I have observed several with Gustav Genschow's trademark back in the 60's, but these were probably pre-war. The von Waldow example in my collection is of a compact design, so I suspect an aviation connection. I'll send pix to see if there are any more out there. This should be a fertile field for some research as many un-footnoted conclusions concerning them have appeared in print. I have heard that some of these were purchased by individual units, but have yet to see this documented. Thanks.
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JRW
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