Police Holster

SE-Okla.shooter · 03-31-2007, 08:43 PM

I completed my 8 mile walk at the Tulsa Gun Show today. I would like to know how bad I was taken on a holster I bought.
The tag said WWI artillery holster converted to police. It is black and you can't tell it has been shortened. On the front, near magazine holder, from the top to the bottom appears a line of stitch holes. On the outside of the flap there is a very light impression of what looks like a shield with the #25 in the center. On the outside back between the belt loops is what looks like a crown and below that I. On the top back edge away from magazine holder is the number 3760 below that SM915 that has been Xed
out. Below the Xed out numbers is a faint 687. I paid $100 how bad was I taken? Thanks Brushy SE Okla.

lugerholsterrepair · 03-31-2007, 09:57 PM

Guy, Without a photo it's very hard to give an accurate analysis of how bad you were financially abused. It must have looked pretty good or you wouldn't have shelled out a hundred clams. Almost any Luger holster will bring that these days unless it's a total rag. From your description I'd say you did OK. Post a photo of it and I will tell you for sure...Jerry Burney

SE-Okla.shooter · 04-01-2007, 12:39 AM

I tried uploading picture from the home page. Program said file was to large
My camera will only go down to 1 meg. What do I do now? Brushy SE Okla.

Pete Ebbink · 04-01-2007, 12:37 PM

For MSWindwos XP, they have a free "image resizer" download available on this page. Scroll down along the right side of this page and you will see the link :

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SE-Okla.shooter · 04-01-2007, 02:41 PM

If I did it right you can see the pictures here.
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/seoklashooter/

lugerholsterrepair · 04-01-2007, 03:33 PM

Guy, Looks like a legitimate piece of history. This is an Artillery holster converted for use by the 100,000 man Police force created after WW1 to control the returning German Veterans and Communists in post war Germany. This was a time of great unrest but as you may know the Germans did not lose the war militarily. No allied power came accross her borders. They signed an Armistice. Consequently the Police, set up by the Allied control commission, were given the responsibility to control the German population who were starving and in general at loose ends about how to start over.
This was the start of the Friekorps.
Did you get taken? If this fits into your collecting interests I think you did alright.
Jerry Burney
Interesting era.

Don M · 04-01-2007, 03:46 PM

Guy, you may be interested to know that this holster is marked by the Schutzpolizei (large city police) of the administrative district of MÃ?Â¼nster, weapon number 915. The Luger it housed probably had the serial number 3760. Now, all you need to do is find this pistol and you will have a righteous rig!

P.S., I think you got a good deal on the holster.

SE-Okla.shooter · 04-01-2007, 07:18 PM

I bought a shooting grade police luger 1918/1920 from Hugh and wanted a home for it to rest in. Will this holster work with this pistol? Thanks Brushy SE Okla.

lugerholsterrepair · 04-01-2007, 10:16 PM

Guy, A perfect match! Jerry Burney

03-31-2007, 08:43 PM	#1
SE-Okla.shooter User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SE Okla Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Police Holster I completed my 8 mile walk at the Tulsa Gun Show today. I would like to know how bad I was taken on a holster I bought. The tag said WWI artillery holster converted to police. It is black and you can't tell it has been shortened. On the front, near magazine holder, from the top to the bottom appears a line of stitch holes. On the outside of the flap there is a very light impression of what looks like a shield with the #25 in the center. On the outside back between the belt loops is what looks like a crown and below that I. On the top back edge away from magazine holder is the number 3760 below that SM915 that has been Xed out. Below the Xed out numbers is a faint 687. I paid $100 how bad was I taken? Thanks Brushy SE Okla.

04-01-2007, 03:33 PM	#6
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,865 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	Guy, Looks like a legitimate piece of history. This is an Artillery holster converted for use by the 100,000 man Police force created after WW1 to control the returning German Veterans and Communists in post war Germany. This was a time of great unrest but as you may know the Germans did not lose the war militarily. No allied power came accross her borders. They signed an Armistice. Consequently the Police, set up by the Allied control commission, were given the responsibility to control the German population who were starving and in general at loose ends about how to start over. This was the start of the Friekorps. Did you get taken? If this fits into your collecting interests I think you did alright. Jerry Burney Interesting era. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

04-01-2007, 03:46 PM	#7
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	Guy, you may be interested to know that this holster is marked by the Schutzpolizei (large city police) of the administrative district of MÃ?Â¼nster, weapon number 915. The Luger it housed probably had the serial number 3760. Now, all you need to do is find this pistol and you will have a righteous rig! P.S., I think you got a good deal on the holster. __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

04-01-2007, 10:16 PM	#9
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,865 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	Guy, A perfect match! Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

03-31-2007, 09:57 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,865 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	Guy, Without a photo it's very hard to give an accurate analysis of how bad you were financially abused. It must have looked pretty good or you wouldn't have shelled out a hundred clams. Almost any Luger holster will bring that these days unless it's a total rag. From your description I'd say you did OK. Post a photo of it and I will tell you for sure...Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

04-01-2007, 12:39 AM	#3
SE-Okla.shooter User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SE Okla Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I tried uploading picture from the home page. Program said file was to large My camera will only go down to 1 meg. What do I do now? Brushy SE Okla.

04-01-2007, 12:37 PM	#4
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	For MSWindwos XP, they have a free "image resizer" download available on this page. Scroll down along the right side of this page and you will see the link : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

04-01-2007, 02:41 PM	#5
SE-Okla.shooter User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SE Okla Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If I did it right you can see the pictures here. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/seoklashooter/

04-01-2007, 07:18 PM	#8
SE-Okla.shooter User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SE Okla Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I bought a shooting grade police luger 1918/1920 from Hugh and wanted a home for it to rest in. Will this holster work with this pistol? Thanks Brushy SE Okla.