Strap with Clip, WW1 Pistol Lanyard...?

[FTLewisBrat]

Found this today at an antique mall for the princely sum of $3.  Anyone have any idea what it might be?  Brass hook, webbing is about 5' long total.  Slide loop is sewn tight enough that the hook will not pass through.

 

Rick

[GUDMAR1975]

Pistol lanyard possibly. I have one like it.

[iron bender]

If correct, lucky you....

 

WWII USMC Pistol LANYARD, web (for the M1911, M1911A1 ACP) Mint NOS Unissued!

 

Look up the above on ebay

 

 

[FTLewisBrat]

9 minutes ago, iron bender said:

If correct, lucky you....

 

WWII USMC Pistol LANYARD, web (for the M1911, M1911A1 ACP) Mint NOS Unissued!

 

Look up the above on ebay

 

 

 

Thanks, I think that might be it.  I seached USMC and found this post from Fausto from 15 years ago... the one I have is in post 5 on his thread.

 

 

[QED4]

These may have used on other things also but I have never seen them on anything other than a navy flare gun. The Mark 5 pistol with holster and belt with loops to hold flares, this was the lanyard for the rig. 

[FTLewisBrat]

28 minutes ago, QED4 said:

These may have used on other things also but I have never seen them on anything other than a navy flare gun. The Mark 5 pistol with holster and belt with loops to hold flares, this was the lanyard for the rig. 

 

I think there were a few theories out there... pistols, flares guns, dog leashes, etc.  I looked through this thread, seems to be good background on all of them.  At the end of the day, the only "in use" picture posted was on a pistol.