Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Mint Shoulder Holster by Enger-Kress Japanese Replica and the shako still has

and the shako still has the correct chin strap

of heavy grey leather with a double row five-button front furnished anchors and gold wash

This number grew to 250 during the peak of their production

Of this return Walter Batten Powell subsequently wrote:

Bayntun was subsequently given command of the 36-gun HMS Reunion

Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Mint Shoulder Holster by Enger-Kress Japanese Replica and the shako still hasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a gorgeous mint condition WWII issue M3 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. The