When were loading tools issued?

RockinWR · 12-10-2004, 01:12 AM

Greg,
* Ed is right in the grand scheme of things. <img border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" title="" src="graemlins/bigok.gif" />
* We can all conjecture as to the timing and distribution scenarios which could make either correct. We're spliting hairs on what was most likely to be the issued hardware markings at an instance in time across an entire Nation for an individual soldier assigned to a unit placed in a politically driven pecking order with local peers based on Mission importance without specific official documentation. And this is not even how the hardware stayed together, was mixed in a theater of War, was GI acquired, brought-back, and was cared for by previous owners. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
* Eventually, the "rig", either original or assembled, will have to do its own talking to a prospective collector/buyer. The more a collector/seller has to explain anomalies/quirks, the more suspect the "rig" looks. Popeye says: "I yam what I yam!". The truth should be so stated.
* But, here's one thought if you pursue the hunt of our Luger insanity. Your "G" date is a "b" block and, thus, early 1935. More likely a 1934 holster and dE/154 tool would have been issued as they were contemporary in early 1935 IMHO. Intuitively, the ultimate match is a 1935 holster; but, they are so infrequently seen and are so expensive, an opportunity to acquire one rarely happens. A 1935 pistol in a 1935 holster raises no questions. Personally, I feel the 1935 holster better serves later "G' dates than your.
* Your 1936 PT and dE63 tool can make a fine match to your (future) 1936 Army P.08. It can serve your "G" date well in the interim till you wish to "upgrade/refine".
* Remember, its the hunt and the people you meet. The guns are simply props to oil the interactions.
* Comes down to: If you're happy with the combo, feel good about showing it, can speak without black/forked tongue about it, and be satisfied with what it command when you decide to pass it onto the next collector; then, you have a good match.

Respectfully,
Bob

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12-10-2004, 01:12 AM	#1
RockinWR User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: D/FW, Tx Posts: 279 Thanks: 109 Thanked 31 Times in 16 Posts	Greg, * Ed is right in the grand scheme of things. <img border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" title="" src="graemlins/bigok.gif" /> * We can all conjecture as to the timing and distribution scenarios which could make either correct. We're spliting hairs on what was most likely to be the issued hardware markings at an instance in time across an entire Nation for an individual soldier assigned to a unit placed in a politically driven pecking order with local peers based on Mission importance without specific official documentation. And this is not even how the hardware stayed together, was mixed in a theater of War, was GI acquired, brought-back, and was cared for by previous owners. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> * Eventually, the "rig", either original or assembled, will have to do its own talking to a prospective collector/buyer. The more a collector/seller has to explain anomalies/quirks, the more suspect the "rig" looks. Popeye says: "I yam what I yam!". The truth should be so stated. * But, here's one thought if you pursue the hunt of our Luger insanity. Your "G" date is a "b" block and, thus, early 1935. More likely a 1934 holster and dE/154 tool would have been issued as they were contemporary in early 1935 IMHO. Intuitively, the ultimate match is a 1935 holster; but, they are so infrequently seen and are so expensive, an opportunity to acquire one rarely happens. A 1935 pistol in a 1935 holster raises no questions. Personally, I feel the 1935 holster better serves later "G' dates than your. * Your 1936 PT and dE63 tool can make a fine match to your (future) 1936 Army P.08. It can serve your "G" date well in the interim till you wish to "upgrade/refine". * Remember, its the hunt and the people you meet. The guns are simply props to oil the interactions. * Comes down to: If you're happy with the combo, feel good about showing it, can speak without black/forked tongue about it, and be satisfied with what it command when you decide to pass it onto the next collector; then, you have a good match. Respectfully, Bob