Bad Day Gets Better...

[Pete Ebbink]

Wasted most of Saturday going to 4 different hardware stores to get the parts for a DIY project at home. Fed up after the 4th. stop and not finding all the parts, I happened to spot an "Antiques & Doll" shop. Needing a break, I thought; what the heck, let's see if they might have some old luger stuff...

Found a very nice 1941 military holster (which I think is real...). They only wanted $ 68.00 for it. Once I got it home, I removed the stuffing papers to find a real old luger tool (stamped E/655) at the bottom of the holster. I don't think the folks in the shop knew this was there.

All of the stitching is 100% intact and all the stitching thread looks aged and under a 10x loupe, you can see the individual fibers that made up the thread. The material of the thread looks like linen or sisal...sort of like those big ropes that tied down boats at the dock...

On the back is marked :

1. P-08
2. Dtu.41
3. Eagle/WaA 183

From my E. Bender book on page 207, the holster maker is indicated to be the G. J. Ensink & Co.

The lift-out strap is intact and the holster smells like old shoes (not smelly old shoes, just an old leather smell...).

I think I found a decent 1941 holster for my '41 Mauser "Black Widow".

Let me know what you folks think of the photos and whether this holster is real or not :













Regards,

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