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Hi Guys,
John aksed me about the pistol holster so I though I'd post this here too
The Canadians had 5 styles of pistol holster, that differed somewhat to the British version.
1. Holster for No 2 Mk I Revolver - the .38
2. Standard holsters of 2 slightly different types made for pistols and revolvers.
3. Holster for FN Inglis pistol and a definitive version of the Browning FN Inglis pistol holster.
Standard handguns were
1. 38 Pistol No 2 Mk I Revolver - 6 rds - AFV Crew
2. .38 Smith & Weston K38/200 Revolver - 6 rds - Offciers and Heavy Machine Crews
3. .45 M1911A1 Colt Automatic - 7rds - Canadian Paras
4. .38 Browning FN Inglis No 2 Mk I Automatic - 13rds - Officer and AFV Crews. It gradually replaced the issue Revolvers beginning around 1942.
The holster on the figure looks to be one of the standard (2) and I would assume is meant to contain a Revolver as he sports the necessary ammo pouch to go with it, therefore the No 2 Mk I Revolver would be my guess, even though the butt is a bit square it has a similar squarish look to to the revolver.
So 2 and 1 would be the match here I believe. However, given the time period it could be the .38 Browning as the standrd holster could take either pistol or automatic.
Info from the Canadian Soldier page 117
Cheers
Al
Hi Matt,
Yes, quite possible, and my first thoughts, although by 1942 the Canadians were starting to be equipted with the .38 Browning. The holster would have held either automatic or pistol and an Officer might well have had an automatic. There was a certain amount of personal choice I believe, John's Dad had a variety of handguns.
Thanks for the pic.
Al
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