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mauro · 08-08-2004, 05:39 PM

Hello Albert,
I really think that this rig is very interesting. As already underlined in the previous comments, the holster (I have a 1915 Mars holster like this one, see picture attached and also several photos in my web site) is not pigskin made but rather pebble grained cowhide. I would like to highlight that this kind of rig is â??not officialâ? therefore there are not fixed rules. To me, the fact that the strap is made with â??simpleâ? cow leather instead of â??pebble grainedâ? one is not a problem at all. Where are other Mars rigs with â??pebble grainedâ? strap?
To me, the main topic is why in 1915 there are â??not officialâ? holsters like Mars pebble grained holster and Huber pigskin holster (see my web site to see pictures of both holsters).
Why German army in 1915 bought this kind of holsters, very different from the official one?
I guess that this is an interesting field of research. For people that have a copy of my book, I have analyzed this topic at pages 30...32 and 50...54.
Ciao
Mauro
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08-08-2004, 05:39 PM	#15
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	Hello Albert, I really think that this rig is very interesting. As already underlined in the previous comments, the holster (I have a 1915 Mars holster like this one, see picture attached and also several photos in my web site) is not pigskin made but rather pebble grained cowhide. I would like to highlight that this kind of rig is â??not officialâ? therefore there are not fixed rules. To me, the fact that the strap is made with â??simpleâ? cow leather instead of â??pebble grainedâ? one is not a problem at all. Where are other Mars rigs with â??pebble grainedâ? strap? To me, the main topic is why in 1915 there are â??not officialâ? holsters like Mars pebble grained holster and Huber pigskin holster (see my web site to see pictures of both holsters). Why German army in 1915 bought this kind of holsters, very different from the official one? I guess that this is an interesting field of research. For people that have a copy of my book, I have analyzed this topic at pages 30...32 and 50...54. Ciao Mauro http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfuploa...0002_copy1.jpg http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfuploa...0003_copy1.jpg http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfuploa...0004_copy1.jpg http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfuploa...0006_copy1.jpg http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfuploa...006a_copy1.jpg __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.