P39 German holster

[Peter Wiking]

German holsters for the P39 pistol, how rare are they?

Thanks
Peter

[Peter Wiking]

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[Bill Grist]

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Quite a good find..Not rare but not easy to find in excellent shape, many were ruined post war with additional belt loops,... by Norway and Finland.. Should be marked on the inside P39(t).. Yours is perfect the way it should be... BILL

[Peter Wiking]

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[Peter Wiking]

Quite a good find..Not rare but not easy to find in excellent shape, many were ruined post war with additional belt loops,... by Norway and Finland.. Should be marked on the inside P39(t).. Yours is perfect the way it should be... BILL

Tell me about it
I was going to sell this as a P38 holster when a gentleman on this forum pointed out that it is a P39 holster I feel stupid.

There cant be many of these around? Yes it is marked P39 (t) on the inside.

Cheers.
Peter

[Bill Grist]

P-39(t)

Tell me about it
I was going to sell this as a P38 holster when a gentleman on this forum pointed out that it is a P39 holster I feel stupid.

There cant be many of these around? Yes it is marked P39 (t) on the inside.

Cheers.
Peter

These were made for the Czech Model 38 Double action 9mm kurz pistol.. CZ38.. The pistol was a standard issue Czechoslovakian pistol, before the war, around 45,000 pistols were accepted by the German military, the Czech proof was considered by the Germans as a accepted proof mark, thus hardley any of the pistols were Waffenamt proofed.. There are a few WaA76 proofed pistols without serial numbers, most are parkerized, and a very small amount of WaA proofed P39(t)s..with Serial numbers..Holsters for these weapons were of the P-38 style with a narrower extra magazine pocket to accomidate the smaller magazine.. There are some P-38 holsters with a leather insert in the extra magazine pocket to tighten up the pocket to hold the smaller CZ38 or in German nomenclature P39(t) pistol magazine in 9mm kurz or in US nomenclature calibre .380.. ... There were many of these holsters that were modified to be used on US pistol belts, by the addition of a additional single belt loop and a US style metal belt attachment hooks in both Norway and Finland.. In the 60 US arms dealers advertised these weapons as SS issue to sell them.. I'll see if I cannot find a ad.. I hope this helps some....BILL

[leondes]

Hi Peter,

Don't feel bad about misidentifying it!! It is a very common error. I see them at shows occasionally and not many collectors know what they are. We all have our areas of expertise and that's what this Forum is about...helping other Forum members.

They are scarce but not as desireable to most collectors as a P.38 hard shell holster. If it was a 1940 dated P.38 holster, it would be quite a bit more valuable than a P.39(t) holster, at least in my experience.

Regards, Leon

[Matt Weber]

Leon is correct. You certainly aren't the first person to mis-identify this holster (and I'm sure you won't be the last either!).

These look practically identical to a P38 hardshell to the untrained eye.

As to rarity, these are becoming tougher to find these days, especially in this nice of condition.
Much easier to find a P38 hardshell than a P39 hardshell, but as Leon stated, these really aren't in demand by collectors so prices usually are less than a comprable P38 holster.
The P39 also had a softshell holster for it as well as a late ersatz holster, and these are very seldom seen!

Matt

[JamesJ]

My P39 is a Vet walk in to a gunshop find. It is waffened, excellent condition, no serial number, phosphated finish. A very late war piece. It came with a spare mag in a modified PP holster (it isn't marked-I think it's a PP holster, maybe a Browning 1922 holster). The seam was cut slightly to allow the pistol muzzle to poke out of the bottom of the holster slightly. Otherwise the pistol wouldn't fit in the holster, it is a tight fit in the holster now. I wasn't there when the Vet brought it in to sell. I don't know whether he put together the rig or he found the rig like I bought it.