Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 "Tanker" Shoulder Holster by Boyt German Machine Guns Sterling silver bugles were very

Sterling silver bugles were very rarely awarded and only from the highest authority

drum magazine with 50 dummy inert rounds

It was cast from a silicon mold of an original Type 97 in the IMA collection and therefore is not only an accurate 1:1 scale but has all the details of the real thing

The scabbard is a tropical service all brass construction and is finely engraved:

Offered in near mint condition ready to be refueled and strike one up

Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 "Tanker" Shoulder Holster by Boyt German Machine Guns Sterling silver bugles were veryOriginal Item: Only One Available. Excellent original WWII 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 was rarely enforced. Original M3's were made in