Proper holster for S/42 Luger

mr.109 · 02-01-2009, 01:44 PM

I have a 1938 S/42 Luger that I would like to get a nice original black leather holster for and was wondering if I need to acquire a holster that has the same date (1938) as the gun or is anything made after that date acceptable?

Tom

Ron Smith · 02-01-2009, 01:57 PM

Hi Tom,

It's nice to get a matching dated holster, but they used anything that would work. Holsters are fragile, comparatively speaking, and often got damaged in a combat environment. Many original bring backs are found with WWI holsters, through any date after.

Ron

02-01-2009, 01:44 PM	#1
mr.109 User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Proper holster for S/42 Luger I have a 1938 S/42 Luger that I would like to get a nice original black leather holster for and was wondering if I need to acquire a holster that has the same date (1938) as the gun or is anything made after that date acceptable? Tom

02-01-2009, 01:57 PM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hi Tom, It's nice to get a matching dated holster, but they used anything that would work. Holsters are fragile, comparatively speaking, and often got damaged in a combat environment. Many original bring backs are found with WWI holsters, through any date after. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...