German WW2 P38 Pistol Holster.
Original holster for the Walther P38 pistol.
Properly marked on the back "P38" and "Bla 1944".
"Bla" stands for the manufacturer "E. G. Leuner, Bautzen".
Holster is well used and some seams must be resewn, hence good price.
It would be perfect on a mannequin as it is now.
HISTORY
The Walther Pistole 38 (P.38) pistol was first introduced in 1938 as a replacement for the P.08. The P.38 was a more cost-efficient and more reliable in war conditions such as mud and rain. The P.08 was a typical prewar German gun, over engineered to perfection with a sensitive toggle breech system that would malfunction when dirt was involved. The P.38 was a workhorse that did just what it was meant to do. It could handle most harsh battlefield conditions and as such the closed hardshell holster was discontinued later in the war and replaced for a open softshell holster. During the war 990.080 P.38 pistols where produced by Walther, Mauser and Spreewerk.
