Why the Lanyard Staple?

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headspace, I have dozens of photo's of troops employing Luger lanyards. They were issued by the Military authorities during both World wars. The Germans issued them to Stosstrup troops, motorcycle troops as well as the Cavalry.

Ed is right, quite a few troops that wanted to attach their pistol, for obvious reasons, used whatever was handy if they did not have an issue lanyard, such as string or another favorite, the bread bag strap. Many soldiers also used the trigger guard as well.

One of the better known European collectors traveled throughout Europe for me photographing Luger lanyards found in collections there.

I have only seen four authentic Luger lanyards in the U.S. in the last five or six years. I know who owns them all.

Two recently appeared in eBay and were shown scant attention. It is a really fascinating accoutrement that escapes many otherwise keen eyed collectors.

I suspect that many did not survive long after the wars because the round leather strap they were made from was pretty close to the size of sewing maching belt ,so if Frau Soldat got ahold of Pappas lanyard it could metamorphasize.

Same with the wooden molds used for molding all sorts of holsters. They are rare because they found their way into the kitchen stove, is my idea. Jerry Burney