Danish holster + cleaning rod and lanyard for the M/49 Neuhausen

It's the equipment for this beauty todays blog-post is all about. 

It is NOT my pistol, the picture is "borrowed" from the internet long time ago. Can't remember form where. If any copyright is infringed, I will remove it - just email me. 

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Here it all is. All webbing is in the 1961 adopted OD green colour. 

Lanyard is supposed to go around your wrist.

There is a small compartment inside of the holster to accommodate the cleaning rod and a larger compartment for a spare magazine, and yet another compartment to accommodate tools, oil bottle etc.  

Cleaning rod... 

And lanyard... Not much of a lanyard is it? 

When you consider the one the British used at the time? 

 This lanyard is a British lanyard from WWI - 

But it serves as a reference to other styles of lanyard used. The British were particular fond of the type of lanyard that went around your neck. 

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The holster is actually a re-dyed, modified WWII British P'37 holster! For the service revolver.

   For instance like this one. 

I don't have one in my collection, yet, and this 

picture is borrowed from Josephsmilitaria and homefront collection.

And the back... 

But what has been modified, you might ask? I'll show you... 

(Remember you can always enlarge the pictures by clicking them!!)

 At first, the top horizontal hook to attach to the bottom loop of the ammunition pouch is missing. 

That is because there is no need for an ammunition pouch any longer. 

A spare pistol magazine was added on the front of holster.  

The two new buckles are made of aluminium opposed of the brass the two original belt hooks were made out of.

Most Danish webbing (95%) used aluminium fittings and aluminium buckles from the 60's and onwards.

 The original button closure is removed, and a "lift the dot" fastener is placed a little bit to left of the original button. Notice the date: M.E.Co (Mills Equipment Company) 1943. "Broad-arrow" 

The stamp underneath is a Danish stamp, post WWII. HTK = Hæren Tekniske Kommando

Here is what is left of the old button attachment, that this holster was born with.  

The holster have been cut and re sewn in the side as well. 

1. A webbing loop has been sewn in place to accommodate the longer handle on the pistol.

2. A rather "sloppy" repair. Made when they cut open the side to sew in the new webbing loop.

 Again, the holster has been widened to accommodate the larger handgun.

And finally. On the right, the spare magazine holder  is in a different shade of OD-green than the rest of holster. Actually it's a different type of webbing. A thicker, coarse weave webbing.*

 

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