Imperial tool - Regimental Marked

Norme · 04-29-2010, 11:16 AM

Hi Klaus and Jerry, In Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August" (excellent book , by the way), she describes von Kluck's triumphal entry into Brussels. The onlookers were awed by the exhibition of equipment such as the wagons fitted out as "cobblers' shops with cobblers standing at their benches hammering at bootsoles, and soldiers whose boots were being repaired standing on the running boards". It seems likely that Klaus's holster was a similar running repair. Regards, Norm

grapppa · 04-29-2010, 02:37 PM

Holy sh*t. I have almost the exact same holster as yours that came with the gun (1915 DWM) !!!! I sold the holster recently... but kept the tool. I will gladly sell the tool to you -as it would be a great addition to your collection - pls pm me and we'll work it out.

The holster and tool were bought recently along with the 1915 DWM from a vet who acquired it while serving in WWII. He and I spoke at length about his service. He is German, but emigrated to the US in 1939 and joined the US Army as an artillery "computer" - he did the calculations for the guys firing the gun. As fate would have it, he actually ended up in his home town with a US army uniform and was reunited with his friends and
neighbors. He was Jewish BTW which explains how a German Jew goes back to Germany during WWII. He explained to me a lottery system that the GIs devised to distribute war booty. Also explained that the townspeople were "asked" to surrender all weapons and place them in the town square. They would be periodically collected and the GI with lottery #1 got first pick and so on down the line. Thats how he ended up with this - a Walther PP -a K98 and DSM34 trainer rifle. All acquired by moi, and I paid him very fairly for his effort.

04-29-2010, 02:37 PM	#2
grapppa User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hillsborough, NJ Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	oh boy....klaus Holy sh*t. I have almost the exact same holster as yours that came with the gun (1915 DWM) !!!! I sold the holster recently... but kept the tool. I will gladly sell the tool to you -as it would be a great addition to your collection - pls pm me and we'll work it out. The holster and tool were bought recently along with the 1915 DWM from a vet who acquired it while serving in WWII. He and I spoke at length about his service. He is German, but emigrated to the US in 1939 and joined the US Army as an artillery "computer" - he did the calculations for the guys firing the gun. As fate would have it, he actually ended up in his home town with a US army uniform and was reunited with his friends and neighbors. He was Jewish BTW which explains how a German Jew goes back to Germany during WWII. He explained to me a lottery system that the GIs devised to distribute war booty. Also explained that the townspeople were "asked" to surrender all weapons and place them in the town square. They would be periodically collected and the GI with lottery #1 got first pick and so on down the line. Thats how he ended up with this - a Walther PP -a K98 and DSM34 trainer rifle. All acquired by moi, and I paid him very fairly for his effort. Attached Thumbnails

04-29-2010, 11:16 AM	#1
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Klaus and Jerry, In Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August" (excellent book , by the way), she describes von Kluck's triumphal entry into Brussels. The onlookers were awed by the exhibition of equipment such as the wagons fitted out as "cobblers' shops with cobblers standing at their benches hammering at bootsoles, and soldiers whose boots were being repaired standing on the running boards". It seems likely that Klaus's holster was a similar running repair. Regards, Norm