Original German WWI 1916 P08 Luger Holster Holster with Depot Markings and Take Down Tool Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a black leather hardshell P-08 holster, which was dyed back to confirm with the 1916 order  for holsters to be changed to a black color.

The holster is marked on the inside of the holster top flap with maker markings BDW 1916 which represent Benno Marstaller of Munich.

There are also Imperial German depot markings made 10.Fd.AR 1916

The overall condition of the holster is very good, with supple black dyed leather with original loops, pistol ejection strap and take down tool still inside the pocket. The original flap securing strap and buckle are present and in functional condition.

A really nice holster that will complete any WWI Era P08 Luger pistol. Ready to display or use!

The Pistole Parabellum—or Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), commonly known as just Luger—is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol produced in several models and by several nations from 1898 to 1948. The design was first patented by Georg Luger as an improvement upon the Borchardt Automatic Pistol and was produced as the Parabellum Automatic Pistol, Borchardt-Luger System by the German arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM). The first production model was known as the Modell 1900 Parabellum.[1] Later versions included the Pistol Parabellum Model 1908 or P08 which was produced by DWM and other manufacturers such as W+F Bern, Krieghoff, Simson, Mauser, and Vickers.[8] The first Parabellum pistol was adopted by the Swiss army in May 1900. In German Army service, it was adopted in modified form as the Pistol Model 1908 (P08) in caliber 9×19mm Parabellum. The Model 08 was eventually succeeded by the Walther P38.

The Luger is well known from its use by Germans during World War I and World War II, along with the interwar Weimar Republic and the postwar East German Volkspolizei. The P.08 was introduced in 7.65mm Parabellum, though it is notable for being the pistol for which the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge was developed, also known as the 9×19mm Luger. The pistol has been used in fictional works by many villainous characters over the past several decades because of its association with NSDAP Germany.