TM-08 Leather Carrier Question...

Imperial Arms · 07-21-2003, 07:30 PM

There appears to be some mix-up of information between those leather TM-08 carriers which were found at the Hans Tauscher business and those which are genuine German military issue. If those leather TM-08 carriers are correct, they were probably made for the commercial market whereas a genuine German military TM-08 carrier was made out of canvas as shown in the image I am providing. I agree with the statements made by George especially the one regarding the difficulty of removing a TM-08 from a leather carrier.

It should also be taken into consideration that it was cheaper and easier to make a canvas carrier for wartime use instead of a leather one.

Albert

07-21-2003, 07:30 PM	#10
Imperial Arms Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Malta, EU Posts: 579 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	There appears to be some mix-up of information between those leather TM-08 carriers which were found at the Hans Tauscher business and those which are genuine German military issue. If those leather TM-08 carriers are correct, they were probably made for the commercial market whereas a genuine German military TM-08 carrier was made out of canvas as shown in the image I am providing. I agree with the statements made by George especially the one regarding the difficulty of removing a TM-08 from a leather carrier. It should also be taken into consideration that it was cheaper and easier to make a canvas carrier for wartime use instead of a leather one. Albert