Two “somewhat” difficult to find 1943 dated P.38 soft shell holsters.

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Only a few manufacturers produced the soft shell P.38 holsters in 1943…here are two of them.

This is a “somewhat” more rare date for a P.38 “soft shell” holster, as this model was not officially adopted until 1944.

Most of these 1943 manufactured holsters had upward closure straps….both of these holsters show substantial wear.
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Code “fkx” WaA 869 acceptance marking.
Gustav Sudbrack, Lederwaren-u. Gamaschen-fabrik, Bielefeld, N-W
The P. 38 marking is smaller than is normally seen on P.38 holsters, and in a different font.
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Gebr. Klinge, Dresden
Code ‘gxy’ WaA 706 acceptance marking.

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The pistols;

Walther ac42 (Second variation) and Spreewerk code "cyq" August 1943 manufactured.(First Alphabet run: Second Variation.)

The magazines;

eagle/359 for the ac42----eagle/88 for the Spreewerk.


MP44;

Erma assembled dated 1944, with "gxy" 1943 dated P.38 soft shell holster and M42 helmet.


MP40;

Erma assembled 1943 dated, with ac42 P.38 and 1943 dated "gxy" P.38 holster.



Some other WWII German pieces;


MG42 stuff-dated 1943. (9th & 10th photos.)
(The brown MP40 leather magazine pouch on the right is Yugo post war.)


A couple of Luger rigs Mauser code S/42 1937 and 1938 dated, each with two matching magazines including 1936 and 1937 dated holsters.
(Last five photos.)


David

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