Possible wartime P38 Holster for review.

[Okeke]

Gents

I picked up several pieces of leather equipment in a "hunting, shooting and fishing" sale in a mixed lot in a local auction.
The "two cartridge belts" appear to be a genuine Boer War British Army bandolier and a German WW2 belt with dated pebbled K98 ammunition pouches (I can post photos of these later), but what interested me was this leather holster.

I think it stands a good chance of being a genuine wartime issue P38 holster: I already have a spare Waffen Amt marked P38 magazine which fits the holster perfectly.

I have taken the best photos I can of the holster with my magazine, and would appreciate your opinions.

Does it stand a chance of being a decent wartime P38 holster? - and if so, is it a "hard" or "soft" shell?

Thanks

Adrian

[Rescue190]

Looks like a holster for a Radom to me. Nice holster.
John

[kabl]

"bnz" 1943 - Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Werk-Steyr - ('Radom' style holster) - for the P35(P) F.B Radom Mod P.35..
Diverse - F.B Radom Mod P.35 Pat 15567 - 9mmPara | Waffenhandel Hagedorn - Waffen An- und Verkauf in GrimmenWaffen- & Zubehor Shop | Waffenhandel Hagedorn - Waffen An- und Verkauf in Grimmen

Regards

[JPhilip]

Hello,
Yes it's a holster for a polish radom and it's stamped inside : P35
Thanks

[Okeke]

It appears to have Waffen Amt markings, dud the Wehrmacht use these holsters?

[Rescue190]

It appears to have Waffen Amt markings, dud the Wehrmacht use these holsters?

Yes.
John

[Neil Hever]

Don't feel bad - you have a really nice Radom holster. When foreign nation items were captured and re-issued by the Germans they were identified with a letter. P for Polen in this case - P35 (p). Russia (r), France (f), Czechoslovakia (t) and so forth. I believe the Germans kept the Radom factory up and running. Neil