Original U.S. WWII Leather Holster for M1917 .45 Revolver by Textan - Dated 1942 Original Items
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Original U.S. WWII Leather Holster for M1917 .45 Revolver by Textan - Dated 1942

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  • Original Item: Only One Available. This is a WWII US Army/USMC M1917 Leather Belt Holster for the Colt or S&W M1917 .45 APC Revolver. The holster is in very good condition, with the leather still soft, and light wear around the edges. The ring and leg tie down are present on this example. The small leather tie inside the belt loop to secure it from moving when mounted is also intact. It has a mostly clear US oval logo on the front.

    The leather is still soft, solid with great intact stitching. There is only minor staining, other than that, this is still a very serviceable, attractive holster.

    The reverse is marked with:

    TEXTAN
    1942

    Textan was a US military contractor for leather goods during WWII and after. They made M- 1916 .45 auto holsters, 1917 revolver holsters, machete scabbards and many more. Tex Tan is short for the Texas Tanning and Leather Company, and was based in Yoakum, Texas. Their specialty before the war was making Saddlery.

    A very good condition authentic example of an M1917 holster for your WWII collection. This would go great with an original WWII era M1917 revolver.

    M1917 Revolver
    The M1917 Revolvers were six-shot, .45 ACP, large frame revolvers adopted by the United States Military in 1917, to supplement the standard M1911 pistol during World War I. There were two variations of the M1917, one made by Colt and the other by Smith & Wesson. They used moon-clips to hold the cartridges in position, facilitate reloading, and to aid in extraction since revolvers had been designed to eject rimmed cartridges and .45 ACP rounds were rimless for use with the magazine-fed M1911. After World War I, they gained a strong following among civilian shooters. A commercial rimmed cartridge, the .45 Auto Rim, was also developed, so M1917 revolvers could eject cartridge cases without using moon-clips.
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