The discussion on Luftwaffe Pilots wearing a shoulder holster was probably true for the smaller handguns like the Walther PP, PPK, and the Hungarian .32 auto. The Luger would have been very bulky for a pilot.
The Panzer Truppen wore shoulder hosters too. This would probably be where most of the Luger shoulder holster came from. The Panzer crewman had a small hatch to get into and out of and a pistol on the belt could hang in the opening. A Luger in a shoulder holster would not hang quite as bad.
After the war was over, there were a lot of shoulder holster made for the American troops because we did like that type holster. The German civilians during this time would make anything for a few dollars so they could have food on the table, so many of these are actually post war made, with wartime materials.
Marvin
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