Original U.S. WWII USMC 1943 M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by BOYT Japanese Military Maps Complete with Regimental Markings to

Complete with Regimental Markings to the Brass Butt Plate tang this would be an excellent candidate for further research

is marked KENT M on the brass knuckle bow and DEAL CASTLE on the brass mounted leather over steel scabbard

These mounts are retained by the original nickel plated screws

It is overlaid with 24 carat gold including a stylized Lion which if you look carefully has red Ruby gemstone eyes

Each branch of the Wehrmacht (army

Original U.S. WWII USMC 1943 M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by BOYT Japanese Military Maps Complete with Regimental Markings toOriginal 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