Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger-Kress Magazines along with competing designs from

along with competing designs from Schmeisser and Rheinmetall

- Paper research including copy of the 1944 Christmas 517th PIR roster with Pfc Ayers listed as a member of company "I"

proving the Birmingham origin

and 4 Enlisted Surgical Assistants (all Third US Army personnel) were flown in by CG-4A glider

Original Item: British Manufacture

Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger-Kress Magazines along with competing designs fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII issue M3 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