08 shoulder holster ??

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Jack, There are almost no period pics of combat troops using shoulder holsters. Tankers or Luftwaffe. Shoulder holsters were not any kind of regular issue. There were cataloged shoulder holsters for undercover Bankers, postal workers and such. They WERE a standard offered item but only for the small auto .32's. None were cataloged for the Luger that I am aware of.

IMO shoulder holsters like this one were likely immediate post war made for a carton of smokes. The German hardware was available to most small German leather shops. Many shoulder holsters were made along the line of the US type..modeled after the 1911A1 .45 shoulder holster popular with the US Army. Of course you see all kinds..Regardless..it's a treasure. Welcome to the Forum.