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Ron Wood · 01-29-2013, 02:45 AM

Jerry,
I agree with you totally...threads like this are really educational! Like you, I was sure the holster was a shortened M79, but based on Klaus' info I checked in Heinrich Harder's excellent book "Der Reichsrevolver und seine Varianten" and sure enough there on page 191 is the holster. It was made for the M83 for the mounted field artillery. I had never seen a M83 holster with the reinforced top and without the cartridge pouch before. You are correct that the holster has been modified/shortened, it was just modified from a different holster than we thought. Neat stuff!

P.S. Therefore, it is not a "sad end to a VERY rare 1879 RR Holster", but unfortunately it is an even sadder end to an even rarer "Revolvertasche für Berittene Feldartillerie". Still a great holster though!

01-29-2013, 02:45 AM	#19
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Jerry, I agree with you totally...threads like this are really educational! Like you, I was sure the holster was a shortened M79, but based on Klaus' info I checked in Heinrich Harder's excellent book "Der Reichsrevolver und seine Varianten" and sure enough there on page 191 is the holster. It was made for the M83 for the mounted field artillery. I had never seen a M83 holster with the reinforced top and without the cartridge pouch before. You are correct that the holster has been modified/shortened, it was just modified from a different holster than we thought. Neat stuff! P.S. Therefore, it is not a "sad end to a VERY rare 1879 RR Holster", but unfortunately it is an even sadder end to an even rarer "Revolvertasche für Berittene Feldartillerie". Still a great holster though! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction