Holey holster!

[SleazyRider]

Originally Posted by hansfischer007

It seemed to be a pretty common thing for WW2 soldiers to put German insignia on the captured holsters....Ive seen all sort of cap insignia that has been attached....I picked up a real nice brown PPK Holster many years ago...that had a RLB pin on the flap...(RLB was home defense)...and a friend of mine last year picked up a P-38 with holster...and the holster had original SET of SS Cap insignia on the flap.......he got over $400 just for the insignia set when he took it off the holster and resold it at our military show..then sold the holster and P-38.....said his best profit was on the insignia......so again...it was a pretty popular thing for GIs to do..........sort of like the "Hate Belts" that were the rage in WW1........hope this helps......Regards....Hans Fischer

Bingo! I think you're right about the cap insignia. I Googled that term, and came up with a website that shows front and back views: http://www.snyderstreasures.com/pages/sshatinsignia.htm . The pins appear to be fold-over clasps, similar to paper rivets, that seem to have the matching spacing. Interesting stuff! I'd buy a pair to see if they fit, but $500.00 is a bit over the top for me.
I appreciate your post!