Question about Bulgarian holsters

rolandtg · 07-01-2009, 07:19 PM

Why do they seem to be so numerous?
I see many WWI & WWII era Bulgarian holsters for sale.

It's my understanding that Bulgaria, prior to WWI, got an order of ~10K pistols and then got maybe a couple of thousand more? during WWII.

But it seems like I see a lot more Bulgarian holsters than Bulgarian Lugers!
A lot of the WWII-era holsters appear perhaps unissued. Seems like a lot of them ended up in the Ukraine.

I know they're not terribly popular with Luger collectors and some of the WWII models are pretty crude compared to German holsters.

I actually like some of the WWI and WWII styles, at least the ones with the shorter flaps.

Anyway, is there anyone else out there besides me who has any love at all for these bargain holsters?

07-01-2009, 07:19 PM	#1
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 479 Thanks: 389 Thanked 265 Times in 114 Posts	Question about Bulgarian holsters Why do they seem to be so numerous? I see many WWI & WWII era Bulgarian holsters for sale. It's my understanding that Bulgaria, prior to WWI, got an order of ~10K pistols and then got maybe a couple of thousand more? during WWII. But it seems like I see a lot more Bulgarian holsters than Bulgarian Lugers! A lot of the WWII-era holsters appear perhaps unissued. Seems like a lot of them ended up in the Ukraine. I know they're not terribly popular with Luger collectors and some of the WWII models are pretty crude compared to German holsters. I actually like some of the WWI and WWII styles, at least the ones with the shorter flaps. Anyway, is there anyone else out there besides me who has any love at all for these bargain holsters?