Verenigde Staten van Amerika - Beautiful US WW2 Colt M1911 Holster - Airborne - Infantry - made by Enger Kress - NAMED with laundry numbers
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Great M1916 holster for the Colt M1911 .45 pistol from WW2 marked Enger Kress. Enger Kress was a famous maker of these holsters during WW2. Adopted in 1916, this holster was standard issue for infantry,, officers, airborne and regular units.. 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. IIt has several laundry numbers inside, which in theory could be used to trace the original owner.
Great item for your USA WW2 collection, fully functional, with a beautiful patina!
History of Colt 1911 in WW2
World War II and the years leading up to it created a great demand. During the war, about 1.9 million units were procured by the U.S. Government for all forces, production being undertaken by several manufacturers, including Remington Rand (900,000 produced), Colt (400,000), Ithaca Gun Company (400,000), Union Switch & Signal (50,000), and Singer (500). New M1911A1 pistols were given a parkerized metal finish instead of bluing, and the wood grip panels were replaced with panels made of brown plastic. The M1911A1 was a favored small arm of both US and allied military personnel during the war, in particular, the pistol was prized by some British commando units and Britain's highly covert Special Operations Executive, as well as South African Commonwealth forces.[27][28][29]
Great item for your USA WW2 collection, fully functional, with a beautiful patina!
History of Colt 1911 in WW2
World War II and the years leading up to it created a great demand. During the war, about 1.9 million units were procured by the U.S. Government for all forces, production being undertaken by several manufacturers, including Remington Rand (900,000 produced), Colt (400,000), Ithaca Gun Company (400,000), Union Switch & Signal (50,000), and Singer (500). New M1911A1 pistols were given a parkerized metal finish instead of bluing, and the wood grip panels were replaced with panels made of brown plastic. The M1911A1 was a favored small arm of both US and allied military personnel during the war, in particular, the pistol was prized by some British commando units and Britain's highly covert Special Operations Executive, as well as South African Commonwealth forces.[27][28][29]