[Fritz]

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Sorry, these scans are bad but I took it from an auction.
This troopers are obviously wearing original Belgian Army holsters like the one shown below.
It's a standart FN HP Belgian army holster without rain protection flap and with brass hardware including nickled rivets.

Strange enough the holster is WaA 866 accepted, representing the factory of -Otto Stephan Mühlhausen-Thüringen -. Under the flap are some nearly unreadable ink stampings including the stamp 1944 gaq ( ?? ).

Fritz



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For your pleasure: Inscription on the back side -
Sharpshooters training , old city wall of Smolensk, 1941
(It's a tangent sighted HP !!)

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[herve1861]

nice pics !
Thanks Fritz
Hervé

 

[aaron]

Is it possible this holster is a German rework? The belt loop looks like it was rep;aced, as there are old stitching holes along the left side. Also, the acceptance stamp is only on the new belt loop.