WWI Holster with Regimental Markings

quietman123 · 07-15-2015, 11:11 AM

Good day to all. I recently purchased a 1915 DWM pistol in very good condition. Also included was the holster it was in. I am not knowledgeable regarding holsters though I have several Lugers 2 of which have regimental markings. This holster is so marked. I cannot make out the manufacturer of the holster but I may be seeing a 1917 on inside of flap and there is also a black stamp which I also cannot make out. What is clear is the regimental stamp of R.R.6.5.
Any thoughts as to what the stamp denotes. Thanks…Dan

tenbears · 07-15-2015, 12:59 PM

R.R. is for a Recruiting Depot.

George Anderson · 07-15-2015, 01:10 PM

I suspect that the marking is P.I.6.5. or P.B.6.5. a Pionier(combat engineer) battalion.

ithacaartist · 07-15-2015, 01:29 PM

Sweet holster, I like the brown ones.

quietman123 · 07-15-2015, 01:35 PM

Thanks. Photo may not be very clear but as I look at holster it is clearly R.R.6.5.

George Anderson · 07-15-2015, 02:20 PM

Then it would be Reiter Regiment 6, weapon 5. A Reichswehr unit marking.

tenbears · 07-15-2015, 02:39 PM

I had a Reichswehr era unit marked holster with Reiter Regt markings but it was R/R.

quietman123 · 07-15-2015, 03:12 PM

If the holster is regimentally marked, would the pistol have been marked too? Pistol that came with it was DWM 1915. If my guess is close on my first photo that I am seeing a 1917, would that date make sense. I realize this pistol probably was not issued with this holster.
Dan

07-15-2015, 11:11 AM	#1
quietman123 User Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 39 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	WWI Holster with Regimental Markings Good day to all. I recently purchased a 1915 DWM pistol in very good condition. Also included was the holster it was in. I am not knowledgeable regarding holsters though I have several Lugers 2 of which have regimental markings. This holster is so marked. I cannot make out the manufacturer of the holster but I may be seeing a 1917 on inside of flap and there is also a black stamp which I also cannot make out. What is clear is the regimental stamp of R.R.6.5. Any thoughts as to what the stamp denotes. Thanks…Dan Attached Thumbnails

07-15-2015, 01:29 PM	#4
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	Sweet holster, I like the brown ones. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

07-15-2015, 12:59 PM	#2
tenbears User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 370 Thanks: 3 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts	R.R. is for a Recruiting Depot.

07-15-2015, 01:10 PM	#3
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,769 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	I suspect that the marking is P.I.6.5. or P.B.6.5. a Pionier(combat engineer) battalion.

07-15-2015, 01:35 PM	#5
quietman123 User Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 39 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Thanks. Photo may not be very clear but as I look at holster it is clearly R.R.6.5.

07-15-2015, 02:20 PM	#6
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,769 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	Then it would be Reiter Regiment 6, weapon 5. A Reichswehr unit marking.

07-15-2015, 02:39 PM	#7
tenbears User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 370 Thanks: 3 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts	I had a Reichswehr era unit marked holster with Reiter Regt markings but it was R/R.

07-15-2015, 03:12 PM	#8
quietman123 User Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 39 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	If the holster is regimentally marked, would the pistol have been marked too? Pistol that came with it was DWM 1915. If my guess is close on my first photo that I am seeing a 1917, would that date make sense. I realize this pistol probably was not issued with this holster. Dan