Unmarked Luger Holster

jim haycraft · 09-01-2002, 03:44 PM

I purchased my P.08 from my next-door neighbor in Phildelphia sometime about 1946 or 1947. He brought it back from Austria after WWII. For 20 bucks, I got a 1940 Mauser P.08, with a low serial, all matching numbers and 2 magazines (NOT matching serials), and a pretty good original finish. The pistol was complete with holster and loading tool. I have examined the holster on numerous occasions, inside and out, and can find no markings whatsoever. About all I can say about it is that it is brown! The mag loading tool in its little compartment is also completely devoid of markings. After all these years, the fastening strap has rotted and part broken off; the flap is showing signs of cracking in a number of places and stitching here and there is loosening up. Questions: How come no identification, maker's or otherwise? Likewise for the tool? I know my neighbor didn't liberate this assortment from a "high ranking officer" - probably gathered it together from a pile of captured weapons and accessories made available to his unit for take-home souvenirs. So, I'm sure the stuff is genuine, but shouldn't there have been some ID - manufacturer, unit number or even a name on the holster and a proof of some sort on the tool?

09-01-2002, 03:44 PM	#1
jim haycraft User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unmarked Luger Holster I purchased my P.08 from my next-door neighbor in Phildelphia sometime about 1946 or 1947. He brought it back from Austria after WWII. For 20 bucks, I got a 1940 Mauser P.08, with a low serial, all matching numbers and 2 magazines (NOT matching serials), and a pretty good original finish. The pistol was complete with holster and loading tool. I have examined the holster on numerous occasions, inside and out, and can find no markings whatsoever. About all I can say about it is that it is brown! The mag loading tool in its little compartment is also completely devoid of markings. After all these years, the fastening strap has rotted and part broken off; the flap is showing signs of cracking in a number of places and stitching here and there is loosening up. Questions: How come no identification, maker's or otherwise? Likewise for the tool? I know my neighbor didn't liberate this assortment from a "high ranking officer" - probably gathered it together from a pile of captured weapons and accessories made available to his unit for take-home souvenirs. So, I'm sure the stuff is genuine, but shouldn't there have been some ID - manufacturer, unit number or even a name on the holster and a proof of some sort on the tool?