Based on the points and images that Mauro has provided, it would be interesting to discover the connection between Eugen Huber (Militar Effekten, Munchen) and AWM. Recently, I saw a WWI P08 holster which was marked Eugen Huber, Militar Effekten, Munchen but without the AWM markings. This makes me believe that Eugen Huber submitted various holster and pouch designs to AWM which was some sort of evaluating board for the German Artillery (please refer to the long debate on the 1913 LP08 which was on this forum which yielded some excellent opinions).
I agree with Mauro that his type of holster was not made for war use or the trenches and it was probably made for a different purpose/reason.
Although this early pigskin holster is dated 1915 and the early Mauser style stock carrying pouch was dated 1914, it should be noted that the German Artillery first tested/fired the LP08 pistol in 1913 without a flatboard stock even if the blueprints of the transitional LP08 pistols show the pistol with a stock lug, flatboard stock and holster. For your information, I have seen a copy the blueprints which are in the archives of Mr. Krommeyer and I believe his information to be correct. It could be logically possible that Eugen Huber was providing holsters based on special order or evaluation/trial purposes.
The opinion and comments of other LP08 collectors and experts would be welcomed.
Cheers,
Albert
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