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Marvin · 03-18-2001, 05:57 PM

Aaron,

From your description, it does sound like a Police holster. Prior to about 1939/1940 time, the manufacturer stamped his name on the back of the holster and after this a code. This was for the miltary. The Police holsters normally had the name stamped after this time frame. The Waffenamt stamp, WaA/145 was the inspector assigned to Karl Barth and Deutsche Lederwarkstatten GmbH. It sounds like yours is the later manufacturer. These holsters normally have the letters "DWLP" stamped. It is possible that they only stamped 2 letters as you described, and could they be a "D" intertwined with an "L"? I feel that yours is a standard Police holster by Deutsche Lederwarkstatten GmbH.

Marvin

03-18-2001, 05:57 PM	#2
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Need Help Identifying Holster Aaron, From your description, it does sound like a Police holster. Prior to about 1939/1940 time, the manufacturer stamped his name on the back of the holster and after this a code. This was for the miltary. The Police holsters normally had the name stamped after this time frame. The Waffenamt stamp, WaA/145 was the inspector assigned to Karl Barth and Deutsche Lederwarkstatten GmbH. It sounds like yours is the later manufacturer. These holsters normally have the letters "DWLP" stamped. It is possible that they only stamped 2 letters as you described, and could they be a "D" intertwined with an "L"? I feel that yours is a standard Police holster by Deutsche Lederwarkstatten GmbH. Marvin