Need Help w/ Provenance & Various Other Questions

JCreasy · 08-25-2012, 01:17 PM

Edward,

Thanks for the reply. I do not have a camera with me today and am a bit of a Luddite with technology but will get PICs up soon.

Interesting about parade/full dress guns and the date stamp on top of barrel. Why is a 1918 pistol paired with a Nazi holster? Why were they stamped? That common? Any direction for further reading?

The holster is stamped on the top of the inside flap as "1917" but then embossed on the front of the flap with the swastika.

Sorry to sound like an idiot, I just assumed this was one that had been picked up and put into service at a later date... I guess I just don't have an understanding of the German armory then and practices.

Oh yeah, just read the thread on "... tools" and the tool pouch in my holster is empty. If the pistol turns out being pretty valuable, then I'll look for a period-correct tool to complete the set.

Thanks, again, for your feedback.

Take it easy,

JKC

From what I am reading, the Luger was big in Hollywood, but really the P-38 was the service pistol. So this one is probably some unimportant one of hundreds of thousands that was simply floating around?

08-25-2012, 01:17 PM	#4
JCreasy User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Edward, Thanks for the reply. I do not have a camera with me today and am a bit of a Luddite with technology but will get PICs up soon. Interesting about parade/full dress guns and the date stamp on top of barrel. Why is a 1918 pistol paired with a Nazi holster? Why were they stamped? That common? Any direction for further reading? The holster is stamped on the top of the inside flap as "1917" but then embossed on the front of the flap with the swastika. Sorry to sound like an idiot, I just assumed this was one that had been picked up and put into service at a later date... I guess I just don't have an understanding of the German armory then and practices. Oh yeah, just read the thread on "... tools" and the tool pouch in my holster is empty. If the pistol turns out being pretty valuable, then I'll look for a period-correct tool to complete the set. Thanks, again, for your feedback. Take it easy, JKC From what I am reading, the Luger was big in Hollywood, but really the P-38 was the service pistol. So this one is probably some unimportant one of hundreds of thousands that was simply floating around?