Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by BOYT German Edged Weapons and widely produced by Oerlikon

and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others

Interior could be removed in battlefield conditions

while the M1A1 has replaced these parts with a firing pin machined into the face of the bolt

Turned wood hilt with brass mounts

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

Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by BOYT German Edged Weapons and widely produced by OerlikonOriginal 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