Patented in 1914 and manufactured by the Mills Equipment Company, these holsters were designed for the 1911 pistol. Instead of the traditional leather seen on 1911/1911A1 holsters the main body and hanger assembly are constructed from a mixed green & tan canvas, with brass furniture and a small white felt interior block to keep the magazine catch from contacting the body. A blued brass cap is riveted to the toe, bearing the Mills bullet logo over "PAT'D-JUN. 16, '14/JUN. 30, '14,& SEPT. 20,'14.Has a leather thigh tie strap which has become detached & is included,,,ULTRA RARE FOR THE 1911 collector/aficionado...$1800...
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why is it marked 1590 usd? if your price is 1800?Comment
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The new standard, charge your fellow collectors on WAF more money than your normal price.
Looking for a 30 '06 Chauchat magazine.Comment
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Jeff I do agree with you as this is happening all too often. Lots of examples of dealers/collectors jumping on items that they don't necessarily collect, taking out of the hands of those that do collect them and then try to screw the collector.
Recently (mid December) I just missed an SD Soldbuch at auction which went for €330 inclusive of fees. The very same Soldbuch turned up here 4 weeks later with an asking price of €1350.
Taking into account the time auction houses usually take to send out items after auction and the fact that this was during the Christmas period, the new collector would have owned it for around 2-3 weeks before deciding to part with it.
The seller stated he was not the one to purchase it from the auction house however, he did not say how much he himself paid for it?
Whilst there is no evidence that the seller is not telling the truth, it is another example of the kind of behaviour often seen on this site.
To be fair to the original poster, this also may be the case here in that what he paid for the holster may not have been the price stated on it.
Also, he may have purchased this several years ago and his price has now been adjusted?Comment
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Not exactly experimental, but something manufactured by the Mills Woven Cartridge Belt Co. which they tried to sell the military. Some were tried by the U.S. military and were well received by the troops because they dried much faster than leather, but hard to change old military thinking, and never adopted. The Canadians ordered them for the Government Model pistols purchased from Colt in the 1914 time frame, as well as the Brazilians.
This is one of the Canadian rigs for sale on ebay consisting of the holster, belt, cartridge pocket, and shoulder strap.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/391979362344?ul_noapp=trueComment
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Very interesting.Originally posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
I have never seen one of these and I am a 1911 fan.
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This is one of the Canadian purchased Mills holsters with the Canadian broad arrow C property mark.
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