An extremely rare holster considering only 500 were ever made and went through the war. Vintage Militaria, Military Antiques & War Memorabilia for Sale (336. Information on these holsters can be found in 'FN Browning Pistols: Sidearms That Shaped World History, 3rd Edition' by Anthony Vanderlinden (Vol. German WWII uniforms, helmets, insignia, and visors, to buckles, flags, fieldgear. In moderately used condition but nonetheless complete with no damage. Discover these interesting articles about World War Two re-enacting, feature re-enactment groups and to list upcoming events and shows. The holes for the shoulder stock mounting rivets are still present as expected on the rear of the holster. Epic Militaria specialise in WW2 German, British and American Militaria, including WWII Uniforms, Equipment, Boots, Helmets, Caps, Badges and Insignia, including Military, Army Surplus and Outdoor products. These holsters were captured and used by the Germans after they invaded Estonia in the summer of 1941. This configuration was quickly abandoned and the holsters were converted to standard belt use by separating them from their shoulder stocks and adding a flap closure strap & belt loop. The holsters were patterned after the Belgian military FN High Power holster adopted in 1935/1936 for troops who were not issued shoulder stocks. These 500 holsters were converted from FN Model 1903 9mm Browning Long pistol holsters. The Tallinn State Arsenal made 3,150 shoulder stocks and only 500 holsters. All were ordered without shoulder stocks and holsters. Estonia purchased 120 FN Hi-Power pistols in 1936 for police, and another 5,338 in 1937 for the military. #EC140 Estonian FN High Power Pistol Holster Original WWII Estonian holster for the FN High Power 9x19mm Parabellum pistol.
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