C 96 short leather ?? Awst.

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what think you about ??

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look in my ww 1 stuff and found a lot of marked material with
AWS
AWST
AWM
AWDr
this stamps are in cassings metal amo cans and leather items
a friend told me that the awm markings are artilerie werkstäte
Dr stands for düseldorf
M ............... münchen
st ................ stuttgart
s ............... spandau

the numbers are the first for month or arbeits gruppe
the second for year
here is a pic of my horsewhip
AWst 3 13
also artilerie werkstätte stuttgart march 1913
holster is also made by arbeits gruppe 23 in 1915
it is the first short leather that i have see normal leather have
pouch for spare spring and cleaning rod .
any collector have a similar ??
THANKS FOR HELPING

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i have news for use of this short holster . thanks to david he explain me that this short holsters are used in MASCHINE GUNER formations in ww 1
david is expert in ww1 for german maschine guner related items as he is a great collector and know for good source for ww1 stuff . thank you DAVID

[Jeff Noll]

Short Mauser Carrier

These carriers preceded the style we are used to seeing. They are the earliest variation used by the German Army in WW1. They are not machine gunner unique. You have a very nice and rare example. It took me years to find a collector grade earlier carrier as their shortcomings are obvious when you put a pistol in it. I suspect not many survived the war. The later versions were much sturdier with the stock cup.