Thank you. That helps. Ammo is out of the woody, but the aluminum is OK to keep loaded (I do "cycle" the ammo!)? This Parabellum became my night stand pistol (I change them weekly, unload, and store in the safe).
This holster will just be in the safe, and never taken into the field, I think I want to keep it original. Somewhere in the past, the closing strap was repossitioned, but that was done long ago, as the strap itself shows that it was fielded after the repair. The strap is cracked (top layer) right where the buckle is when it's closed.
All I know about the pistol: Given to me by 74 year old lady, whose husband passed about ten years ago. He was WW2 pilot, and had this pistol "forever" (her words). She doesn't think that she has any papers with it. She still has MANY vintage guns in her safe, and she said that they will all be mine "eventually". She has four adult kids, but they are all scientists. professors, and such, and not "into guns" (her words). She doesn't want them to inherit the weapons, because they will only fight over them, and sell them.
Since I have my private shooting range (my ranch is 140 acres), she comes just about weekly, to shoot, and ride our horses.
VERY nice lady, and a dear family friend.
I wish I would have more info (like many of you say,...."if they could only talk"!) on this piece.
Can anybody tell me anything about the aluminum bottomed mag? I described the markings in my post above. The eagle that "holds" number 63 in it's "claws" definitely looks like a Nazi eagle, not like Imperial.
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