Need info on Paul Bieneck Berlin holster

Mrgunguy · 08-07-2022, 10:09 PM

I have this holster in very nice condition that appears to be made for the P08. It’s marked Paul Bieneck Berlin 1937. Has anyone heard of such a critter?

mrerick · 08-08-2022, 11:11 AM

From the more tubular shape for the barrel, I wonder if it's made for an Astra model 600 pistol?

Mrgunguy · 08-08-2022, 01:37 PM

I wondered that too. I got it as part of a Luger deal and was told it was a reworked Luger holster. I know only a little about P08 Lugers and much less than that about the leather they wore. The gun fits very well in it but it doesn’t look like it was made for Lugers, per se.

tomaustin · 08-08-2022, 05:19 PM

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Paul bienek
Paul Bienek, 1903 - 1988
Paul Bienek was born in 1903.
Paul married Elisabeth Bienek (born Pflanzhofer) .
Elisabeth was born in 1906.
They had 2 children: Günter Bienek and one other child .
Paul passed away in 1988, at age 85.

tomaustin · 08-08-2022, 05:20 PM

Mrgunguy · 08-10-2022, 12:54 AM

Awesome, thanks!

gunbugs · 08-10-2022, 01:40 AM

It doesn't appear as though it was intended for a Luger. I think the Astra 600 suggestion is a good call. Or perhaps one of the Walther Model 6 pistols. hard to know since it isn't marked. Nice holster though.

Mrgunguy · 08-20-2022, 01:17 PM

Thanks for the input, guys. I was used it was just some kind of German commercial Luger holster of no real significance. But the observations that it looks more like an Astra holster make a lot of sense. Both guns fit almost perfectly so it’s hard to tell.

Anyone care to guess at a value for it? I’m selling off my holster collection and I have no idea what it might bring or even how to list it.

Edward Tinker · 08-20-2022, 08:44 PM

Most of the converted holsters, will have a luger loading tool pouch, as its also used for loading the magazine and as a screwdriver

08-07-2022, 10:09 PM	#1
Mrgunguy Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 29 Thanks: 12 Thanked 49 Times in 9 Posts	Need info on Paul Bieneck Berlin holster I have this holster in very nice condition that appears to be made for the P08. It’s marked Paul Bieneck Berlin 1937. Has anyone heard of such a critter? Attached Thumbnails

08-08-2022, 11:11 AM	#2
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	From the more tubular shape for the barrel, I wonder if it's made for an Astra model 600 pistol? __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

08-08-2022, 01:37 PM	#3
Mrgunguy Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 29 Thanks: 12 Thanked 49 Times in 9 Posts	I wondered that too. I got it as part of a Luger deal and was told it was a reworked Luger holster. I know only a little about P08 Lugers and much less than that about the leather they wore. The gun fits very well in it but it doesn’t look like it was made for Lugers, per se.

08-08-2022, 05:19 PM	#4
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	I HAVE PHOTO BUT HAVING PROBLEMS POSTING............ Paul bienek Paul Bienek, 1903 - 1988 Paul Bienek was born in 1903. Paul married Elisabeth Bienek (born Pflanzhofer) . Elisabeth was born in 1906. They had 2 children: Günter Bienek and one other child . Paul passed away in 1988, at age 85.

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08-10-2022, 12:54 AM	#6
Mrgunguy Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 29 Thanks: 12 Thanked 49 Times in 9 Posts	Awesome, thanks!

08-10-2022, 01:40 AM	#7
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 657 Thanks: 362 Thanked 1,175 Times in 393 Posts	It doesn't appear as though it was intended for a Luger. I think the Astra 600 suggestion is a good call. Or perhaps one of the Walther Model 6 pistols. hard to know since it isn't marked. Nice holster though.

08-20-2022, 01:17 PM	#8
Mrgunguy Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 29 Thanks: 12 Thanked 49 Times in 9 Posts	Thanks for the input, guys. I was used it was just some kind of German commercial Luger holster of no real significance. But the observations that it looks more like an Astra holster make a lot of sense. Both guns fit almost perfectly so it’s hard to tell. Anyone care to guess at a value for it? I’m selling off my holster collection and I have no idea what it might bring or even how to list it.

08-20-2022, 08:44 PM	#9
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,929 Thanks: 2,029 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	Most of the converted holsters, will have a luger loading tool pouch, as its also used for loading the magazine and as a screwdriver