I'm not aware of the Germans using any canvas web gear or holsters, was always leather. The British & Commomnwealth countries always did. Based on observations and my own insignificant speculation and parties involved in the theater at the time it "could" be an uncommon version of a HP holster either Canadian or Britsh. Could also be post war version. But, here is the reply I just got from a very decent gentleman by the name of Marcus who is the seller which makes this curiouser and curiouser: (he sent reply in English)
Hallo.
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> First I want to say, that I like your nickname,
> and second is that I have bought two of this holsters froma good friend of mine also a collector of AK items living in Leipzig in the early 90th .
The leather work and also the kind of web is absolutly original, as far as I know the material. By the way, Leipzig is a stronghold of
Tropen equipment in Germany, maybe because a lot of Afrikakorps parts came back from the big Luftwaffen depots in czecheslowakia into the the short fleemarkets of eastern Germany.
My father was serving in Afrika during the second world war and was telling me all the way that he has used a web holster for his FN HP captured in Hungaria from an officier.
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> I hope I could help you a little bit.
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> Best regards
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> Marcus
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