1941 holster

Ron Smith · 06-06-2004, 08:07 PM

Just recently won this on ebay. Can anyone tell me anything about it, or the maker? Thought it might go nicely with the 1936 S/42 I just got.
Any facts, speculations or opinions eagerly accepted. Thanks! Ron

Marked WaA 195

Frank · 06-06-2004, 09:09 PM

Hey Ron, dta was the Ordnance Code for A. Waldhausen, Inh. M. Bruchmann, Sattler u. Kofferfabrik, Cologne.

Looks like a nice holster!!

Ron Smith · 06-06-2004, 09:16 PM

Frank, Thanks. Would it be a close enough match to Herman's pistol? Do you think Eva would swoon? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Ron

Ron Smith · 07-05-2004, 12:13 PM

I was putting some Hide Food on this holster. After applying it to the back of the holster. A hand written name popped up to the right of the belt loops, "Baum". Kind of a coincidence, since I knew a guy in the Navy, Hanz "Pete" Baum. His Father had been an AA gunner in the German Army,was captured,and placed in a prison camp in New Jersy.
He and a friend escaped one night. They hid in a drainage ditch all night. Waist deep in cold water. The next day some MP's found them and told them the war was over. Germany had surrendered.
He told Pete that was the stupidest thing he had ever lived to regret.
He went back to Germany, married Pete's Mom, and after Pete was born (in Germany), they moved to New Jersy. Pete ,not a US citizen, had joined the Navy to gain his citizenship.
Just thought it a coincidence, I wonder if this was his Dad's holster? (I just noticed that the name is actually visible in the last photo.)

Just blathering! Ron

06-06-2004, 08:07 PM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	1941 holster Just recently won this on ebay. Can anyone tell me anything about it, or the maker? Thought it might go nicely with the 1936 S/42 I just got. Any facts, speculations or opinions eagerly accepted. Thanks! Ron Marked WaA 195 __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

06-06-2004, 09:16 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Frank, Thanks. Would it be a close enough match to Herman's pistol? Do you think Eva would swoon? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

07-05-2004, 12:13 PM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I was putting some Hide Food on this holster. After applying it to the back of the holster. A hand written name popped up to the right of the belt loops, "Baum". Kind of a coincidence, since I knew a guy in the Navy, Hanz "Pete" Baum. His Father had been an AA gunner in the German Army,was captured,and placed in a prison camp in New Jersy. He and a friend escaped one night. They hid in a drainage ditch all night. Waist deep in cold water. The next day some MP's found them and told them the war was over. Germany had surrendered. He told Pete that was the stupidest thing he had ever lived to regret. He went back to Germany, married Pete's Mom, and after Pete was born (in Germany), they moved to New Jersy. Pete ,not a US citizen, had joined the Navy to gain his citizenship. Just thought it a coincidence, I wonder if this was his Dad's holster? (I just noticed that the name is actually visible in the last photo.) Just blathering! Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

06-06-2004, 09:09 PM	#2
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 164 Times in 87 Posts	Hey Ron, dta was the Ordnance Code for A. Waldhausen, Inh. M. Bruchmann, Sattler u. Kofferfabrik, Cologne. Looks like a nice holster!!