Is this a PPK Holster

[CRAIGGOODWIN]

From my reference books & a search on the forum I think it has a good chance of being correct but can anyone confirm ?
Sorry these are the only pics I have, seller states it has no visible stamps
Thanks in advance
Craig

[CRAIGGOODWIN]

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Again thanks for any help

[leondes]

Hi Craig,

I have never seen a German PPK holster made that way. Virtually all PPK holsters were made with 1 belt loop. 2 loops likely exist in some cases but I have never seen one with the loops riveted. The toe of the holster appears to be too long and the wrong shape for a PPK.

Also, nearly all German WWII holsters had the belt loops attached at an angle to ease removal of the pistol.

It would be nice if you could try a PPK mag in the spare mag pouch for fit.

I scanned Bender's holster book and found no holster that looked like that one.

Just my opinion. I certainly haven't seen it all.

Regards, Leon

[Matt Weber]

Leon is correct. This doesn't appear to be a wartime German holster. Also, it doesn't appear to be made for a Walther PPK either. The holster looks too long for a PPk. Try a longer pistol like a PP, or Browning 1922.

One other thing, that I can't really tell on these photos, but this may be an original WWII German holster that has been altered. Check the belt loops, and see if you can see evidence of stitching once present. Perhaps the original belt loop was removed, and these two belt loops riveted in it's place?

Matt

[CRAIGGOODWIN]

Thanks guys

This is pic is all I had to compare it to & at first glance I thought it had a chance but on closer look I see the Magazine holder is not as long. Matt, Leon was the back of the holster the giveaway ?

Matt the 2 holsters I bought from you only have the one loop as Leon described but not at an angle, was this the norm only 1 loop ?

The book I got the pic from is German Pistols & Holsters 1934/45 Vol 1 by Whittington

It was only Aussie ebay for AUD 45.00 ( USD 30.00 approx ) so thought it might be a good pick up to add to my uniforms
Regards
Craig

[CRAIGGOODWIN]

side by side

I guess I should have put them side by side, the arrows show the difference

[leondes]

Hi Craig,

The double riveted belt loops with the metal shoulder strap rings and the shape of the toe of the holster was the giveaway for me. Don't worry too much about the angled belt loop. It varied greatly from little or no angle to a huge angle. The angled loop is just one of the things I look for. Sometimes it takes several features to determine whether a holster is original or not. If everything else appears to be correct I would probably ignore the belt loop angle.

Regards, Leon

[Matt Weber]

Once again Leon is correct. Don't worry too much about the angle of the belt loop. This varies greatly from different makers, and different model of pistol holsters. I remember I sold you a Browning 1922 holster, and can't remember what the other one was for? (I think it was a generic small SLP holster?), but I know it wasn't specifically for a PPk, so the belt loop will be slightly different from a PPk holster most likely.

Really not sure exactly what this holster is for, but appears to be another country, or possibly post war.

Matt

[Lonewolf]

_The only other pistol holster that I can see that has the same contour as this one would be possibly be mabe the Polish RADOM?

[Britch]

It kind of looks like a french mab holster, but not sure. Doesn't look ww2 german
Brian