1911 Holster - Identification

[Sanford]

Hi gents. Wondering if any of you happen to have seen a 1911 holster like the one pictured? It was used in 1950's Korea by the Military Police doesn't appear to be the generic "tanker" style as obvious from the lower part of the holster and the bullet loops. Only pictures I have so sorry for the quality.

 

[coolhandluke]

There's a chance that what you are looking at is actually a revolver holster that has been slightly modified to fit an auto. The Navy and USMC used such a holster from WWII - Vietnam. Below is a photo of one. The design slightly changed throughout production and manufacturer so there may have been one produced that is identical to the rig shown in your photo. Unfortunately they extremely difficult to find photos of.

 

[D. Hargrove]

Never have seen one like this. Very nice!!

 

[Sanford]

There's a chance that what you are looking at is actually a revolver holster that has been slightly modified to fit an auto. The Navy and USMC used such a holster from WWII - Vietnam. Below is a photo of one. The design slightly changed throughout production and manufacturer so there may have been one produced that is identical to the rig shown in your photo. Unfortunately they extremely difficult to find photos of.

Thanks - that could be a possibility, especially if there was ever one with 7 bullet loops. I've also never seen one with that lower strap around the holster except for western and revolver designs. Tried to find a better picture but most of the others were dress uniform with standard Sam Browne style setups, so guessing this may have been field only. Am guessing this was probably early 50's since the "U.S. ARMY" tag started being used in '53.

 

[Garrett]

I agree, I think that one was for a revolver. I got
mine from World War Supply.
https://www.worldwarsupply.com/