shcpirate Posted April 7, 2013 Share #1 Posted April 7, 2013 I do a lot of work at my local gun shop. They are mostly black tactical guns so a Smith and Wesson Model 19 to them is an old gun. I help them out a lot. I've helped them make a lot of money, so in exchange for lots of time and about $10 in gas, I came home with these two holsters free of charge. The guns, unfortunately, were not free. G&K 1918 A.G. inspected What do the letters on the holster stand for? Any ideas? 1943 Enger-Kress M3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p2tharizo Posted April 7, 2013 Share #2 Posted April 7, 2013 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shcpirate Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted April 7, 2013 Nice work! Thanks. It probably works out to about a nickel an hour that I work for them, but deals like this make it worth my while. I also get to be first to the trough on anything new through the door, so that in itself is fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellumbill Posted April 8, 2013 Share #4 Posted April 8, 2013 The G&K on the first holster likely stands for "Grafton & Knight", a company which also made m1916 holsters for the m1911A1's in WWII. Best, Bill K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 8, 2013 Share #5 Posted April 8, 2013 United States. RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2relichunter Posted April 8, 2013 Share #6 Posted April 8, 2013 very nice holster theese are great and the leather looks to be in good condition still !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 8, 2013 Share #7 Posted April 8, 2013 Graton and Knight were located in Worcester, MA and were the largest producer of leather belting (back then used for running machines before rubber belts were developed) in the world at the time, in addition to other leather products. Here is an article from the New York Times with a little info: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0B13F73F5A11738DDDA90B94DF405B888DF1D3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shcpirate Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted April 9, 2013 Graton and Knight were located in Worcester, MA and were the largest producer of leather belting (back then used for running machines before rubber belts were developed) in the world at the time, in addition to other leather products. Here is an article from the New York Times with a little info: http://query.nytimes...4DF405B888DF1D3 I had no idea. Thank you. Also, the holster is marked with two letters (not the US). It looks like IG, IC, I0 or perhaps 0I depending on how it is read. Any ideas on what that might be? Should I put this up in the holster subforum? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 9, 2013 Share #9 Posted April 9, 2013 A closeup photo of the marking would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shcpirate Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted April 10, 2013 I'll try and get one up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 10, 2013 Share #11 Posted April 10, 2013 That Enger-Kress is a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Sgt CES Posted April 13, 2013 Share #12 Posted April 13, 2013 I like these a lot--nice find--Blue Skies Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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