Artillery Luger Holster ID

Fray Bentos · 02-23-2006, 03:02 PM

I have been trying to read the makers nameon the inside flap of my holster. The holster is in fairly rough shape and at first I did not even think there was any writing there at all.

The little that I can make out- in a semi-circle '???NKEL D'ORVILL' and underneath that 'OFFENBACH aM' (written in a straight line) and then finally what looks like '1915' although it could be 1916, it is hard to read the final number. That is about all I can make out, the baking soda trick didn't help too much but dampening it very slightly did make it a little easier to read using my loupe. I would post pics but they really would be of no use, the writing is too indistinct.

Does anyone have any further insights as to who made this?

olivier5848 · 02-23-2006, 03:57 PM

Hello Fray and to all people
The maker is: "Hinkel und d'orville"
The city is "Offenbach am Main"
It was a little local maker.
Best
Olivier

Fray Bentos · 02-25-2006, 08:11 PM

Merci bien....

02-23-2006, 03:02 PM	#1
Fray Bentos User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SW Florida Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Artillery Luger Holster ID I have been trying to read the makers nameon the inside flap of my holster. The holster is in fairly rough shape and at first I did not even think there was any writing there at all. The little that I can make out- in a semi-circle '???NKEL D'ORVILL' and underneath that 'OFFENBACH aM' (written in a straight line) and then finally what looks like '1915' although it could be 1916, it is hard to read the final number. That is about all I can make out, the baking soda trick didn't help too much but dampening it very slightly did make it a little easier to read using my loupe. I would post pics but they really would be of no use, the writing is too indistinct. Does anyone have any further insights as to who made this?

02-23-2006, 03:57 PM	#2
olivier5848 User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: France Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello Fray and to all people The maker is: "Hinkel und d'orville" The city is "Offenbach am Main" It was a little local maker. Best Olivier

02-25-2006, 08:11 PM	#3
Fray Bentos User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SW Florida Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Merci bien....