Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger Kress Multi Nation Flags 5 inch diameter circular base

5 inch diameter circular base has a small brass plate that reads “Imperial Russian Garde A Cheval Helmet of Czar Nicholas II C

The grip is leather covered and bound with plaited wire wrapping

and as the gun could only be aimed using direct line of sight

In 1842 the company moved to Norwich

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Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger Kress Multi Nation Flags 5 inch diameter circular baseOriginal 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