This is a very rare large glass-framed air crew issued P38 pistol holster remains which is the back section of the holster it is maker marked with its waffen stamp and P38 mark as well. The black leather has very little discolour and damage from being buried the part is still very solid condition not braking up or falling apart and has been mounted in a glass-fronted box frame measuring 17 half inches long by 17 half inches wide making it perfect for display or a collection.
The holster remains was recovered from the wreckage of German Heinkel He 111 of 2./KGr 126, Werknummer 5709, which was shot down during a night operation over the London area. The aircraft was destroyed at approximately 2:00 am on 16th October 1940 after being intercepted by a British night fighter.
The Heinkel He 111 was engaged on a minelaying sortie over the Thames Estuary when it was intercepted and shot down by a Boulton Paul Defiant of No. 264 Squadron, flown by Pilot Officer F. D. Hughes with Sergeant F. Gash as air gunner. The bomber crashed and exploded at Creaseys Farm, Hutton, near Brentwood, at approximately 2:00 am on 16th October 1940.
Leutnant K. Newald and Gefreiter H.-J. Granetz successfully bailed out and were captured uninjured. Unteroffizier K. Glaser and Gefreiter J. Twrdik remained aboard the aircraft and were both killed in the crash.
This is a rare and evocative Battle of Britain relic with excellent provenance, making it a superb addition to any Luftwaffe, Battle of Britain, or Second World War collection.
This is a very rare large glass-framed air crew issued P38 pistol holster remains which is the back section of the holster it is maker marked with its waffen stamp and P38 mark as well. The black leather has very little discolour and damage from being buried the part is still very solid condition not braking up or falling apart and has been mounted in a glass-fronted box frame measuring 17 half inches long by 17 half inches wide making it perfect for display or a collection.
The holster remains was recovered from the wreckage of German Heinkel He 111 of 2./KGr 126, Werknummer 5709, which was shot down during a night operation over the London area. The aircraft was destroyed at approximately 2:00 am on 16th October 1940 after being intercepted by a British night fighter.
The Heinkel He 111 was engaged on a minelaying sortie over the Thames Estuary when it was intercepted and shot down by a Boulton Paul Defiant of No. 264 Squadron, flown by Pilot Officer F. D. Hughes with Sergeant F. Gash as air gunner. The bomber crashed and exploded at Creaseys Farm, Hutton, near Brentwood, at approximately 2:00 am on 16th October 1940.
Leutnant K. Newald and Gefreiter H.-J. Granetz successfully bailed out and were captured uninjured. Unteroffizier K. Glaser and Gefreiter J. Twrdik remained aboard the aircraft and were both killed in the crash.
This is a rare and evocative Battle of Britain relic with excellent provenance, making it a superb addition to any Luftwaffe, Battle of Britain, or Second World War collection.
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