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Navy · 04-22-2003, 10:02 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Tom A:
Amen Ed!
In the Army, holsters were issued through the clothing depot and pistols through the HWA channel. Co-insidental dates would be exactly that, a function of random chance.

Having said that, as always with toggle tops, there are exceptions: many contract pieces have dated holsters that co-inside with the pistol date; likewise it is not uncommon, relatively speaking, to encounter Weimar Navy pieces with holsters serialed to the gun and have the same manufacturing date.

As a military logistician for 22 years, I can assure you that this was not done in the Army by design. In the Navy, it was done for a potentially wide variety of reasons, not the least of which was a "Sole source" contract to provide a simple solution to the fleet's problem of needing handguns.

Matched holsters to pistols provides no COMBAT POWER, so it would not be a consideration by the OKW general staff.

American collectors tend to get hung up on bogus theory and hype from those who are trying to squeeze a few extra bucks out of a deal. Lets work to educate the masses.

Tom A.<hr /></blockquote>

04-22-2003, 10:02 PM	#11
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Tom A: <strong>Amen Ed! In the Army, holsters were issued through the clothing depot and pistols through the HWA channel. Co-insidental dates would be exactly that, a function of random chance. Having said that, as always with toggle tops, there are exceptions: many contract pieces have dated holsters that co-inside with the pistol date; likewise it is not uncommon, relatively speaking, to encounter Weimar Navy pieces with holsters serialed to the gun and have the same manufacturing date. As a military logistician for 22 years, I can assure you that this was not done in the Army by design. In the Navy, it was done for a potentially wide variety of reasons, not the least of which was a "Sole source" contract to provide a simple solution to the fleet's problem of needing handguns. Matched holsters to pistols provides no COMBAT POWER, so it would not be a consideration by the OKW general staff. American collectors tend to get hung up on bogus theory and hype from those who are trying to squeeze a few extra bucks out of a deal. Lets work to educate the masses. Tom A.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">