signsup Posted June 14, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 14, 2019 Just brought this home from an estate sale and started to do research. Marked Sears 1942 and seems a common holster. But, I can't find any reference or any images of this holster with the US logo stamped upside down. Is this a fluke? Or a common occurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted June 14, 2019 Share #2 Posted June 14, 2019 I’ll bet it’s a manufacturer mess up and holster probably became surplus material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 14, 2019 Share #3 Posted June 14, 2019 Someone may have worn or used it it...possibly. The leather leg ties typically were not wrapped when issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted June 14, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 14, 2019 Lots of mistakes occurred during wartime production. Perhaps the mistake/s might make it more collectible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted June 14, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 14, 2019 That's so it looks right side up when you pull up the flap. Rare variation that was discontinued because of the amount of confusion that it caused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 14, 2019 Share #6 Posted June 14, 2019 Lots of mistakes occurred during wartime production. Perhaps the mistake/s might make it more collectible. The upside down printing is rather common on the belts produced by Froliech Also have an early belt where the USMC is printed on the outside of the belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 14, 2019 Share #7 Posted June 14, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USARV72 Posted June 14, 2019 Share #8 Posted June 14, 2019 Eary Monday morning mfg, hung over, upside down, LOL. Interesting near mint piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everforward Posted June 14, 2019 Share #9 Posted June 14, 2019 Pretty cool and a great holster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLO Posted June 19, 2019 Share #10 Posted June 19, 2019 they may have still used it like that in the field, it's still serviceable as is or possibly rejected and sold as a factory second at a surplus store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted June 19, 2019 Share #11 Posted June 19, 2019 they may have still used it like that in the field, it's still serviceable as is or possibly rejected and sold as a factory second at a surplus store? I think that may depend on the manufacturing technique. If the US stamp was applied by a manual process, it may have been a one off and slipped into the supply chain. If it was automated, there were probably several dozen or more done that way, and the error may have been caught by either quality control or acceptance inspection. It looks like there is some wear on the holster, so somebody apparently used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted June 25, 2019 Share #12 Posted June 25, 2019 Confederate troops use to wear captured US belt buckles upside down. Perhaps it was a special run for southern National Guard units? (Joke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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