41 Dated Code 42

Lyn Islaub · 06-05-2015, 03:31 PM

I believe you are correct about it being a converted artillery holster. It is dated 1916 and there is the name of a German soldier written on the outside of the tool holder flap. Whoever converted the holster was quite a saddler as it was nicely done. I figure that the GI that brought the Luger home mated it up with any holster he could find at war's end and sent it home as a rig. The major find in this acquisition is the Luger itself, as 41 dated Code 42s are quite rare to find and even rarer with a matching magazine.

06-05-2015, 03:31 PM	#5
Lyn Islaub Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 435 Thanks: 3 Thanked 152 Times in 72 Posts	I believe you are correct about it being a converted artillery holster. It is dated 1916 and there is the name of a German soldier written on the outside of the tool holder flap. Whoever converted the holster was quite a saddler as it was nicely done. I figure that the GI that brought the Luger home mated it up with any holster he could find at war's end and sent it home as a rig. The major find in this acquisition is the Luger itself, as 41 dated Code 42s are quite rare to find and even rarer with a matching magazine.