Help identifying

davidkachel · 06-29-2007, 06:03 PM

I just bought this holster off of ebay. I have two more that are very similar. They obviously came from the same factory, but there are no markings on any of them anywhere.
I like them because they are unusual, even campy. But I'd like to know who, what, where, when and why.
Anybody know anything about these?

MFC · 07-01-2007, 01:15 AM

Looks like a harness for an octopus, so you can take him camping with you.
Mike C.

Lugerdoc · 07-01-2007, 08:10 AM

David, The holster is of the GI M6 design for the M1911, but the elastic straps remind me of some that came on a surplus DDR PP shoulder holster in my collection. TH

davidkachel · 07-01-2007, 12:59 PM

DDR??

the gunman · 07-01-2007, 01:33 PM

DDR ( East german) I had a bundle of 12 of these they were given to me they still had the east german supply tag on them. Dated in the 60s. I had no use for them listed them on ebay the whole lot sold for 15.00. Hardly worth the effort.

davidkachel · 07-02-2007, 11:02 AM

Cool, they look very East German, bizarro-world, Stasi-esque.
So these were government manufactured then?
And since no one (citizens) was allowed to own guns, they had to be police/military only.

06-29-2007, 06:03 PM	#1
davidkachel User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 784 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Help identifying I just bought this holster off of ebay. I have two more that are very similar. They obviously came from the same factory, but there are no markings on any of them anywhere. I like them because they are unusual, even campy. But I'd like to know who, what, where, when and why. Anybody know anything about these? Attached Thumbnails __________________ A heroin habit would be cheaper.

07-01-2007, 01:15 AM	#2
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Looks like a harness for an octopus, so you can take him camping with you. Mike C. __________________ Mike C.

07-01-2007, 08:10 AM	#3
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	David, The holster is of the GI M6 design for the M1911, but the elastic straps remind me of some that came on a surplus DDR PP shoulder holster in my collection. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

07-01-2007, 12:59 PM	#4
davidkachel User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 784 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	DDR?? __________________ A heroin habit would be cheaper.

07-02-2007, 11:02 AM	#6
davidkachel User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 784 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Cool, they look very East German, bizarro-world, Stasi-esque. So these were government manufactured then? And since no one (citizens) was allowed to own guns, they had to be police/military only. __________________ A heroin habit would be cheaper.

07-01-2007, 01:33 PM	#5
the gunman User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leland NC 28451 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	DDR ( East german) I had a bundle of 12 of these they were given to me they still had the east german supply tag on them. Dated in the 60s. I had no use for them listed them on ebay the whole lot sold for 15.00. Hardly worth the effort.

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