Original German WWI P08 Luger Black Leather Holster by Ludwig Matthias of Frankfurt with Depot Mark - Dated 1916 nChannel Pattern but the data plates

Pattern but the data plates were customized

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with very well executed replica markings

and the left side of the butt stock has the most interesting marking of all in two arcs:

Original German WWI P08 Luger Black Leather Holster by Ludwig Matthias of Frankfurt with Depot Mark - Dated 1916 nChannel Pattern but the data platesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a standard issue black 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 appears to have been dyed black during the war to meet regulation, with the original brown visible in spots. The holster is marked on the inside under the