Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger Kress Multi Nation Flags 5 inch diameter circular base

5 inch diameter circular base has a small brass plate that reads “Imperial Russian Garde A Cheval Helmet of Czar Nicholas II C

having a frosted background which is still mostly all there

maker marked

With the decision to make general issue of the Martini Henry MKII & MkIII to the militia and Volunteers in January 1885 and the impending new

were marked with a stenciled "L"

Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger Kress Multi Nation Flags 5 inch diameter circular baseOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very nice original WW2 issue leather shoulder holster for the Colt M1911 . 45 pistol. Adopted in 1942, this holster was standard issue for aircraft and tank crews, and was often used by officers who preferred it to the hip holster. In combat areas, all sorts of troops found ways to "acquire" handguns and the regulations as to who was and wasn't permitted to carry them were rarely enforced. Original M3's were made in