DDR P08 Holster

mauro · 12-02-2007, 03:21 PM

Hello guys,
Just received this post WWII DDR holster for P08.
Do you know the meaning of the stamp?
Cheers,
Mauro

Vlim · 12-03-2007, 12:45 PM

Hi Mauro,

It stands for 'Volkseigener Betrieb nr. 6' (or 'People's own company nr. 6).
It would be interesting to find out which company VEB6 was before it was taken over by the state.

I got the other holster from the same seller. The P38 pattern stamped 'MfS' which stands for Ministerium fur Staatssicherheit, better known as the StaSi.

mauro · 12-03-2007, 01:07 PM

I Gerben,
Thank you for your accurate answer, as usual!

I guess the previous owner was not so happy of the new company name
:-)

Cheers,
Mauro

Wilhelm · 12-04-2007, 06:40 PM

Nice! I've been looking for an east german holster for a while......how hard are they to find?

Vlim · 12-05-2007, 11:44 AM

Hi,

The P08 version is very difficult to find. The P38 pattern is more common, was also used for the P08 and pops up regularly in Germany, as they had quite large supplies of unissued ones still in stock when the wall came down in 1989.

Wilhelm · 12-05-2007, 12:38 PM

Actually, I'm looking for both. What is a fair price for either in pretty nice condition?

Balder · 12-05-2007, 01:56 PM

Gerben,

Sorry to be way off topic, but I am headed for Amsterdam tomorrow, returning Sunday. I've been there before and covered all the painters' museums (van Gogh, Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum, etc.). This time I'll head for the (antique) markets and the Resistance museum. Is there any other gun/WW2 - related place/institution that I just have to visit?

Thanks!

Balder

Vlim · 12-06-2007, 02:03 PM

Hi Balder,

You should visit the military museum in Delft. Their collection is excellent.
If you get the chance make a stopover at the military museum in Overloon.

Schupo · 12-10-2007, 04:12 PM

Mauro,

Are there any other markings inside the holster? There might be a MdI or date stamp as well.

mauro · 12-12-2007, 11:50 AM

Hi Schupo,
I have double checked the holster and the only stamo I can see is VEB 6.
Thank you for the question.
Have fun.
Mauro

12-02-2007, 03:21 PM	#1
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	DDR P08 Holster Hello guys, Just received this post WWII DDR holster for P08. Do you know the meaning of the stamp? Cheers, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

12-03-2007, 01:07 PM	#3
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	I Gerben, Thank you for your accurate answer, as usual! I guess the previous owner was not so happy of the new company name :-) Cheers, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

12-04-2007, 06:40 PM	#4
Wilhelm User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 340 Thanks: 43 Thanked 107 Times in 51 Posts	Nice! I've been looking for an east german holster for a while......how hard are they to find? __________________ I promise to be nice and play well with others

12-05-2007, 12:38 PM	#6
Wilhelm User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 340 Thanks: 43 Thanked 107 Times in 51 Posts	Actually, I'm looking for both. What is a fair price for either in pretty nice condition? __________________ I promise to be nice and play well with others

12-10-2007, 04:12 PM	#9
Schupo User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Metro Posts: 206 Thanks: 1 Thanked 102 Times in 47 Posts	Mauro, Are there any other markings inside the holster? There might be a MdI or date stamp as well. __________________ "You can't please everyone, so you have got to please yourself." Ricky Nelson

12-03-2007, 12:45 PM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Hi Mauro, It stands for 'Volkseigener Betrieb nr. 6' (or 'People's own company nr. 6). It would be interesting to find out which company VEB6 was before it was taken over by the state. I got the other holster from the same seller. The P38 pattern stamped 'MfS' which stands for Ministerium fur Staatssicherheit, better known as the StaSi.

12-05-2007, 11:44 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Hi, The P08 version is very difficult to find. The P38 pattern is more common, was also used for the P08 and pops up regularly in Germany, as they had quite large supplies of unissued ones still in stock when the wall came down in 1989.

12-05-2007, 01:56 PM	#7
Balder User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 288 Thanks: 20 Thanked 34 Times in 19 Posts	Gerben, Sorry to be way off topic, but I am headed for Amsterdam tomorrow, returning Sunday. I've been there before and covered all the painters' museums (van Gogh, Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum, etc.). This time I'll head for the (antique) markets and the Resistance museum. Is there any other gun/WW2 - related place/institution that I just have to visit? Thanks! Balder

12-06-2007, 02:03 PM	#8
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Hi Balder, You should visit the military museum in Delft. Their collection is excellent. If you get the chance make a stopover at the military museum in Overloon.

12-12-2007, 11:50 AM	#10
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Hi Schupo, I have double checked the holster and the only stamo I can see is VEB 6. Thank you for the question. Have fun. Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.