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Unread 10-10-2024, 12:10 AM   #1
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Hi guys,

I’m still learning about holsters. Does this piece look authentic from the period. It appears to be police marked from Minden.

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Here are two other pictures I forgot to initially include. The company name appears to maybe be Hans Rome out of Neu Ulm in 1916.
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Repurposed WW1 holster diverted to police use. Looks good to me.

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I don't see any abandoned stitching holes from an Army type buckle closure strap. So maybe a cut down Artillery or Navy holster?
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I don't see any abandoned stitching holes from an Army type buckle closure strap. So maybe a cut down Artillery or Navy holster?
You might be onto something... The shape of the lid suggests Artillery. On the back side of the holster's toe, you can also see the holes left from its stitching before it was cut down.
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Here’s some better pictures now that I have it in hand. The date stamp accompanying the Hans Romer is 1918. There’s also a faint stamp that is a crown with a Roman numeral I below it. I included a picture. Anyone know what that stands for?
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Definitely started its life as a LP-08 holster, subsequently cut down and made into an early Weimar police style. Quite a common practice at the time to use military surplus holsters, as well as the Lugers to supply the German civil police.

The square stitching between the 2 belt loops is a dead giveaway of the original design. Nice, well marked police holster.
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