Holster in a junk box

c3006 · 11-02-2005, 06:38 PM

A guy brought in a box of old gun stuff and sold me the whole box for 20 bucks. I found this holster in the box,any ideas which pistol its for? Remember Im still a greenhorn

c3006

Navy · 11-02-2005, 07:18 PM

Thats a nice Luger III Reich -era holster. Worth $150-175. A very good buy for $20.

Tom A

Pete Ebbink · 11-02-2005, 07:44 PM

Clint,

What a nice holster for that price...

The problem with empty holsters...they need to be filled...so your hunt for an appropriate 1938-dated Mauser luger begins...

Here is a photo of a '41-dated holster I found 3 years ago in a local doll/antique shop for around $ 65...they had it tagged as a "repro"...I was happy to mate it to my '41 byf...

Edward Tinker · 11-02-2005, 11:37 PM

uhh, hard for me to believe that you posted on the "luger forum" and unsure it is for a luger

lugerholsterrepair · 11-03-2005, 01:30 AM

c3006
Take the time to learn to crop your photo's and it saves download time for thos of us who want to view postings....Jerry Burney

Pete Ebbink · 11-03-2005, 01:40 AM

Ed,

I suspect Clint knew it was a luger holster and may want to know what specific luger would be an appropriate fit...

i.e....1938's...do they have the hump or not, do they have strawed parts or not, etc...

Clint,

Can you tell us the marker mark and WaA info...?

c3006 · 11-03-2005, 06:15 AM

Oh I knew it was a luger holster because its like the other 2 I have but I didnt know which luger it was for as the more I read here im quite sure there are more variations of lugers than any other type of gun in existance. I didnt know it was in the box till I had time to look thru it after work yesterday eve, there is a old hunting vest ans some old leather holsters that go to revolvers in the box also and it all has a musty smell. If the little circle is the maker it says c wiess braunschweic and the bird has WaA330 under it. Is 1938 the year the holster was made or the pistol that went inside and if they went to that much trouble why didnt they #sn the holster to the pistol. I guess I will start hunting a pistol to live in it as it does seem kinda empty. You have to remember that I never looked twice at a luger until a couple of months ago as I was a colt, winchester nut. I have a whole box of books about german firearms but with work being what it is I barley have time to read this forum. I dont know what croping photos is or how to do it so help there would be appreiciated. Thanks clint

John Sabato · 11-03-2005, 01:09 PM

Cropping is the term given to cutting off the unnecessary part of photographs that will be displayed. By doing this you eliminate the need for the data for that part of the photos to be transmitted, and it makes the photo file smaller... That makes upload and display a lot faster for those of us who are operating on a dialup connection.

You can do this in Microsoft Photo Editor which should be on your computer if you are operating under Windows 2000 or later, or maybe even earlier versions.

Open the photo in that application, then select the dashed rectangle tool from the tool bar... draw a rectangle around that portion of the photo that you want to keep and then using the "image" menu, select "crop" and the rest of the photo disappears... save the image that is left and you are done.

Here is the first photo that you uploaded and displayed after being cropped to just the holster...

Do some experimentation with the software and you will see that it is really easy.

11-02-2005, 06:38 PM	#1
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Holster in a junk box A guy brought in a box of old gun stuff and sold me the whole box for 20 bucks. I found this holster in the box,any ideas which pistol its for? Remember Im still a greenhorn c3006 __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

11-03-2005, 01:30 AM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	c3006 Take the time to learn to crop your photo's and it saves download time for thos of us who want to view postings....Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

11-03-2005, 06:15 AM	#7
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Oh I knew it was a luger holster because its like the other 2 I have but I didnt know which luger it was for as the more I read here im quite sure there are more variations of lugers than any other type of gun in existance. I didnt know it was in the box till I had time to look thru it after work yesterday eve, there is a old hunting vest ans some old leather holsters that go to revolvers in the box also and it all has a musty smell. If the little circle is the maker it says c wiess braunschweic and the bird has WaA330 under it. Is 1938 the year the holster was made or the pistol that went inside and if they went to that much trouble why didnt they #sn the holster to the pistol. I guess I will start hunting a pistol to live in it as it does seem kinda empty. You have to remember that I never looked twice at a luger until a couple of months ago as I was a colt, winchester nut. I have a whole box of books about german firearms but with work being what it is I barley have time to read this forum. I dont know what croping photos is or how to do it so help there would be appreiciated. Thanks clint __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

11-03-2005, 01:09 PM	#8
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Cropping photos... Cropping is the term given to cutting off the unnecessary part of photographs that will be displayed. By doing this you eliminate the need for the data for that part of the photos to be transmitted, and it makes the photo file smaller... That makes upload and display a lot faster for those of us who are operating on a dialup connection. You can do this in Microsoft Photo Editor which should be on your computer if you are operating under Windows 2000 or later, or maybe even earlier versions. Open the photo in that application, then select the dashed rectangle tool from the tool bar... draw a rectangle around that portion of the photo that you want to keep and then using the "image" menu, select "crop" and the rest of the photo disappears... save the image that is left and you are done. Here is the first photo that you uploaded and displayed after being cropped to just the holster... Do some experimentation with the software and you will see that it is really easy. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

11-02-2005, 07:18 PM	#2
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Thats a nice Luger III Reich -era holster. Worth $150-175. A very good buy for $20. Tom A

11-02-2005, 07:44 PM	#3
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Clint, What a nice holster for that price... The problem with empty holsters...they need to be filled...so your hunt for an appropriate 1938-dated Mauser luger begins... Here is a photo of a '41-dated holster I found 3 years ago in a local doll/antique shop for around $ 65...they had it tagged as a "repro"...I was happy to mate it to my '41 byf...

11-02-2005, 11:37 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,033 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	uhh, hard for me to believe that you posted on the "luger forum" and unsure it is for a luger

11-03-2005, 01:40 AM	#6
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Ed, I suspect Clint knew it was a luger holster and may want to know what specific luger would be an appropriate fit... i.e....1938's...do they have the hump or not, do they have strawed parts or not, etc... Clint, Can you tell us the marker mark and WaA info...?