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MODEL 1909 HOLSTER AS ISSUED FOR THE .45 CALIBER
MODEL 1909 AND 1917 REVOLVERS – VERY NICE SPECIMEN:
This is a very respectable
example of the Model 1909 Holster, as issued with the
Models 1909 Colt and 1917 Smith and Wesson .45 Caliber
Revolvers.
In response to the mobilization of the US Army for World
War One, and the demand for equipment exceeded Rock
Island Arsenal’s capacity, contracts were negotiated
with civilian manufacturers to provide such items as
these holsters. This holster was manufactured under one
of those contracts by Graton and Knight of Worcester,
Massachusetts in 1917. The maker’s name and the date of
manufacture is legibly stamped on the rear surface of
the belt loop.
Featuring a nice even medium brown color, the leather
retains a bright shiny surface. It is neither oil
soaked as so many are, nor discolored with use and age.
The leather is overall very smooth with no crazing or
flaking. All of the seams are intact as is the bottom
plug with the lanyard ring intact. The original leather
leg thong is present in its original coil, and the
original leather belt security thong is present for
securing the holster in place on the web belts by lacing
the thong through one of the belt’s eyelets. The
holster shows no evidence of having been issued or
used.
Considering that so many of these
Model 1909 Holsters were subjected to prolonged use
through both of the world wars, and acknowledging that
most surviving specimens of these holsters are found in
a very sad state, that this specimen presents in such
very good condition is indeed notable. This Model 1909
Holster will be a significant addition to your
collection. (0593) $375
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