Original U.S. WWII Style M3 Colt 1911 .45 "Tanker" Shoulder Holster by Bolen Leather Products Percusion Muskets 7×108mm cartridge

7×108mm cartridge

The inner lining is champagne color with full celluloid diamond

It is inscribed:

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It was introduced in 1903 and fired the 9×20mmSR Browning Long cartridge

Original U.S. WWII Style M3 Colt 1911 .45 "Tanker" Shoulder Holster by Bolen Leather Products Percusion Muskets 7×108mm cartridgeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Excellent original military issue WW2 style 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 was rarely enforced. Original M3's