Navy Holster

SteveM · 10-04-2005, 08:19 PM

This one looks a little suspicious to me.It looks lIke it was stamped right over an existing scar/scratch. The stamp also looks a little to large and was stamped hard into the leather.The buy now has been lowered from previous $650.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fantastic-1938-G...QQcmdZViewItem

lew1 · 10-04-2005, 11:39 PM

The starting bid has also been reduced. It was $650 previously - the same as the old buy it now price.

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Dwight Gruber · 10-05-2005, 12:07 AM

Would the Kriegsmarine have obtained and acceptance-stamped a holster which already had WaffenAmt acceptance? Not a rhetorical question, I don't know the WWII procurement system.

--Dwight

Navy · 10-05-2005, 08:58 AM

Dwight,

The KM obtained small arms and holsters by BOTH direct purchase from the manufacturer and also by transfer from the Army. It is common to see KM holsters with both WAA and KM acceptance stamps.

This occurred as a result of the manufacturer's entire production run being accepted by Heeres inspectors on site and then a portion of the run being diverted to the Navy, which would require a second acceptance inspection. Very bureaucratic.

Tom A.

10-04-2005, 08:19 PM	#1
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	Navy Holster This one looks a little suspicious to me.It looks lIke it was stamped right over an existing scar/scratch. The stamp also looks a little to large and was stamped hard into the leather.The buy now has been lowered from previous $650. http://cgi.ebay.com/Fantastic-1938-G...QQcmdZViewItem

10-04-2005, 11:39 PM	#2
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	The starting bid has also been reduced. It was $650 previously - the same as the old buy it now price. . __________________ charlie

10-05-2005, 08:58 AM	#4
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	KM Procurement Dwight, The KM obtained small arms and holsters by BOTH direct purchase from the manufacturer and also by transfer from the Army. It is common to see KM holsters with both WAA and KM acceptance stamps. This occurred as a result of the manufacturer's entire production run being accepted by Heeres inspectors on site and then a portion of the run being diverted to the Navy, which would require a second acceptance inspection. Very bureaucratic. Tom A.

10-05-2005, 12:07 AM	#3
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,318 Times in 431 Posts	Would the Kriegsmarine have obtained and acceptance-stamped a holster which already had WaffenAmt acceptance? Not a rhetorical question, I don't know the WWII procurement system. --Dwight