Original German WWI P08 Luger Brown Leather Holster by A. Dahl of Barmen with Unnumbered Magazine - dated 1916 Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts A double twist aluminum wire

A double twist aluminum wire braid runs the perimeter of the tunics collar

required the seizure by airborne forces of several bridges on the Highway 69 across the Maas (Meuse River) and two arms of the Rhine (the Waal and the Lower Rhine)

plus three rows of orange wool piping (a rare Waffenfarbe) around the circumference

Grey/Black Carrying frame with two apple green baskets

The top cover bears maker code 963

Original German WWI P08 Luger Brown Leather Holster by A. Dahl of Barmen with Unnumbered Magazine - dated 1916 Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts A double twist aluminum wireOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a standard issue brown leather hardshell P 08 holster, which was used by Imperial German forces during WWI. In 1916 an order came for holsters to be changed to black, but this holster was made before the order was implemented, and escaped being dyed or painted after manufacture. The holster is marked on the back between the belt loops: A. DAHLBARMEN1916 Alexander Dahl was born on 29