Original U.S. Navy WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by BOYT 44 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly This is what the TM

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Original U.S. Navy WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by BOYT 44 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly This is what the TMOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very nice original WW2 Navy issue leather shoulder holster for the Colt M1911 . 45 pistol. Adopted in 1942, this holster was standard issue for aircraft and tank crews, and was often used by officers who preferred it to the hip holster. In combat areas, all sorts of troops found ways to "acquire" handguns and the regulations as to who was and wasn't permitted to carry them were rarely enforced. Original M3's were