Various P.38 Holsters.

[drm3m]

Don't pick a fight with me!



Top--from left to right.



-44 marked 'gmo' coded holster.
The Eagle is partially visible, with no WaA204 showing. It is possible that the “o”
of “gmo” is lightly stamped next to “44”.
The” P.38 “stamp is visible but is somewhat faint.
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-“gmo” is the code for Rahm&KampmannLederwarenfabriken, Werk
Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz.
WaA 204 is their WaA number.
“4” is clearly stamped on the rear.(The second 4 is faintly visible)
The acceptance stamped Eagle is visible, with a faint WaA 20 showing ( 4 of the WaA 204 is not visible) . The” P.38 “stamp is clearly visible. There are RBNr numbers for (“Reichs-Betriebs-Nr”) above and partially covered by the front belt loop. .“0/0655/0013”



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Bottom---from left to right.
-Marked 'gxy'1943 WaA 706 (faint 0&6)
This is a more rare date for a “soft shell”holster, as this model wasn’t officially adopted until 1944.

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-Marked 1943 'fkx' WaA869 with an unusually small P.38 stamp on the rear.



NOTE;
These two 1943 dated holster have upward closure straps.



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-'bml' WaA23 unissued holster manufactured in 1944.
Notice that the closure strap is downward.

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One of the more unusual P.38 holsters that I bought in 2004.
-East German (DDR) post WWII combination holster for both the P.38 and Luger pistols.
No markings.









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Various photos of P.38 holsters with other toys.
(I only own two P.38 pistols.)

 

[drm3m]

Some more photos of the ‘gmo’ coded ‘44’ dated P.38 holster with both an RBNr number and the manufacturer’s WaA 204 code.

This is a somewhat rare date for a” hard shell “holster as the manufacturing of the
“soft shell” holster model had taken over by that time.

“gmo” is the code for Rahm&Kampmann
Lederwarenfabriken, Werk Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz
WaA 204 was their WaA number.

“4” is clearly stamped on the rear. (The second 4 in the date is faintly visible)
The acceptance stamped Eagle is visible, with a faint WaA 20 showing (4 of the WaA 204 is not very clear).
The” P.38 “stamp is clearly visible. There are RBNr numbers for (“Reichs-Betriebs-Nr”) above and partially covered by the front belt loop. .“0/0655/0013”

The first number stands for the kind of plant (O is industrial)
Number 2-5 stands for the district.
Number 6-9 stands for the name of the plant.
All German plants received such a number late in WW2, and it seems this code should replace the one to three letter codes.
However, the war was over before this change was finished, so both kinds of codes can be found on most kinds of military items.

From what I understand both the manufacturer’s ‘gmo’ and WaA code and RBNr numbers are not often found together on 44 dated hard shell P.38 holsters.

 

[Military Surplus Lover]

Very nice holsters! I have found 2 p38 holsters so far! First is a hard shell holster marked Ewx in 1942. Second is a soft shell holster with a date of 1944 that I’m unsure if it’s original or has been stamped on. Don’t know much about them but they are both interesting pieces of history!

 

[XRCD011]

Thank you for posting and describing the holsters so others gain some insight and knowledge, great pieces of history you guys have also.

 

[drm3m]

Some WWII German belts to go with a few of my holsters.



Army officer’s belt dated 1939. (Top)



Politico belt dated 1938. (Second from the top)



The NCO belt at the bottom is dated 1940.

 

[XRCD011]

Hey Drm3m this is great subject to start a thread on and that is the posting of small arms accoutrements such as slings, lanyards, belts, cleaning kits, magazine/ammo holders, bayonets, shop tools first and second line maintenance would use even ammo boxes and crates, it is all good. Generally we see great pics of folks latest rifle (some in amazing detail) but the drilling down on the fine details is something all would like seeing. Anyways thanks for the posts and pictures you have done.

 

[JasonGTA]

Great pics! Ill try to get a few pics of mine this weekend

 

[drm3m]

Years ago I bought this Luft belt to go with my Luft holster marked Femaru rig.

 

[can14]

There used to be a lot of WW2 P 38 holsters available , but not
anymore.
When I started buying the pistols, holsters and spare magazines were part of it.
The best deal was when Allen Lever got the Copenhagen Police guns.
These guns were complete in every way