Early Pigskin LP08 Holster

[mauro]

Dear Friends,
I am very glad to show you this very interesting and rare early soft pigskin holster and magazine pouch for LP08. You can find other examples of these holsters in the Bender book at page 230-231, in the Still Imperial Luger book at page 111 and in my book â??La Luger Artiglieriaâ?� at page 55.
The main characteristics of these holsters are:
1. The front is made in pigskin and the back in smooth cowhide;
2. The cleaning rod and the take-down tool are carries inside.

FRONT:
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/p1-1.jpg

FRONT ZOOM:
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/p2.jpg

BACK:
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/p4.jpg

POUCHS FOR ROD AND TAKE-DOWN TOOL
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/p8.jpg

As far as my holster and magazine pouch concern, this is the only example I know where both items are made in pigskin and also they belong to the same rig. In fact both the holster and the pouch are marked:

Eugen Huber
Militar Effekten
Munchen

And also they present the acceptance mark: AWM/1/15 (Artillerie Werkstatten Munich, first workgroup 1915).

HOLSTER MARKS:
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/p5.jpg

POUCH MARKS:
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/p6.jpg

http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/p7.jpg

I am very interested on this kind of holsters and I would like receiving your opinion on the following topic.

If you look at the following pictures you can recognise an extra-rare very early pigskin arty holster used as a pistol/stock carrier with several magazines and the cleaning rod and the screwdriver placed inside. (This kind of holster were maybe used for the pre-production acceptance, see â??Luger: the multinational pistolâ?� at page 94-95 and my book at page 30-31-32). Actually the holster above HAS THE SAME MARKS OF MY PIGSKIN HOLSTER.

http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/holster1.jpg

http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/holster2.jpg

http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/holster3.jpg

It means that at the beginning of 1915, Eugen Huber made three different kinds of arty holsters:
1. The pigskin holster used as a pistol/stock carrier;
2. The pigskin holster like my holster;
3. The usual one

My questions are: why this maker made three different types of holster? Are the soft pigskin holster made for high officers? Actually I believe that the pigskin is too soft for the trench quality of life!!!

Please let me know your opinion.

Ciao