Mauser and Stechkin Pistols' Wooden Holsters

[Vikram]

Recently I made a post on the Tbilisi flea market wherein I spotted a wooden holster, which I assumed to be a Mauser C96's.

Here it is.




However, when I checked other examples on the internet, it became evident that the holster I saw was not of a Mauser C96.

The Mauser C96 wooden holster's end that fits into the pistol grip is slightly angled.

Photo from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauser_C96






So, I did a bit of snooping around. The wooden holster that I saw in the market is made for the Stechkin automatic pistol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stechkin_automatic_pistol



From rusguns.net



You will notice that the groove that fits into the pistol grip is almost straight.

The Stechkin Automatic pistol uses the same 9X18 cartridge used in the Makarov pistol,BTW.


Best-
Vikram

[Mark]

Interesting, I wasn't aware of that one.

Thanks for posting!

[xl_target]

Very cool, Vikram
Thanks