Original German WWI P08 Luger Brown Leather Holster by C. Holste & Co. of München - dated 1915 Russian Flare Guns except for a German proof

except for a German proof mark on the left pommel

indicating that Eisenhuette Silesia in Paruschowitz

The liner band is the galvanized steel type seen on later war helmets

steel with black enamel paint retained at over 95%

Original German WWI P08 Luger Brown Leather Holster by C. Holste & Co. of München - dated 1915 Russian Flare Guns except for a German proofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a standard issue brown leather hardshell P 08 holster, which was used by Imperial German forces during WWI. In 1916 an order came for holsters to be changed to black, but this holster was made before the order was implemented, and escaped being dyed or painted after manufacture. The holster is marked on the back between the belt loops: C. HOLSTE & Co. MNCHEN 1915 C. Holste & Co. was a