Another 1914 HZa WWII Rework

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by lugersrkewl

Is that a police holster?

Skye, you've noticed its closure strap setup is police style? There's an outside chance it could be a cut down Artie holster, as well If we saw pics of its right side, could tell if cleaning rod holder was replaced by mag holder, by the leftover stitching holes. The toe would show signs of re-work, too. I know one can sorta tell by the lid, too, but at the moment I cannot.

D.P.

[phatrick88]

Hopefully this sheds some light on the holster. It's 1915 dated and unit marked to Field Artillery Regiment 6. Complete with a non-matching Erfurt tool.

The Grandson relayed that his Grandfather had always told the family he got the gun off a dead German in France, but we all know how those stories go..