Identified WWII US M3 Shoulder Holster
Item #: WR428
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This is a US M3 shoulder holster for the M1911A1 pistol used during World War II. The M3 was designed to be worn by air crews and armored crewmen. The M3 has only one strap and thus allowed the weapon to hang vertically along the wearers rib cage. The short belt loop at the bottom of the holster helped keep the holstered weapon from flopping around. This was a short coming that was corrected with the introduction of the M7 holster. This M3 holster is in good condition. The leather is soft, pliable and in issued condition. There are no tears in the leather anywhere. There is a US embossed on the front of the holster, and the back side is dated and maker marked. The back is stamped in three lines, US/BOYT/43. The snap for the strap that retains the pistol has all the anodized black worn off. This M3 holster was used by Darius A. Logan of the Unites States Army Air Corp. On the front of the holster, hand printed in ink in three lines is D. A. Logan/37655478/879684. On the back of the holster, hand printed in three lines is DARIUS A. Logan/ASN37655478/Gun 879684. Apparently Darius printed the serial number of his M1911A1, a Colt manufactured in 1943. There is some research to be done here. A quick check on Ancestry showed him from Michigan and served in the Army Air Corps. This will accent your WWII US Army Air Corps display quite well.
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