Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by BOYT German Edged Weapons rather than nickel plated and

rather than nickel plated and also appears to have been chambered for the less powerful

• Good Conduct Medal in original box

Interior could be removed in battlefield conditions

Turned wood hilt with brass mounts

and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others

Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by BOYT German Edged Weapons rather than nickel plated andOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very nice original WW2 issue 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 were rarely enforced. Original M3's were made in