Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger Kress - Excellent Condition Spanish Militaria First Army Air Service insignia

First Army Air Service insignia

and a slot cut in the end loop

The number of canopy panels were reduced in this variant from 28 to 20

the 31st moved from Manila's tropics to the bitter cold of Siberia as part of the American Expeditionary Force Siberia

Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger Kress - Excellent Condition Spanish Militaria First Army Air Service insigniaOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very nice original WW2 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 made in