1926 dated Luger holster

[Don M]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

One other thing of note on this..At one time it had the Police cleaning rod holder apparatus installed in the top.

Jerry, why is the cleaning rod holder apparatus characteristic of a police holster? In the section you wrote for Police Lugers on p.177 there are illustrations of such holders on Army holsters. Is the removal of this device suggestive of police service?

I am reluctant to believe this was a police holster because:

1. It has a military-style closure. By 1925, I would have thought that the police preference for the vertical strap and stud would have been established.

2. The marking Richard has just posted does not appear to be police. By 1925, police markings had been well-established and this does not look like any I have observed.