Original German WWI Mauser C96 Pistol Leather Holster Harness by A. Ph. Hoffmann - Dated 1916 nChannel Allied aircrews operating in the

Allied aircrews operating in the European theater were issued silk maps packed in escape and evasion money purses

Post war they moved to synthetic materials

A wonderful HJ Knife here by a rare maker with Pre-1938 marking

and estimated a two-to-three-hour delay in launching aircraft

Original German WWI Mauser C96 Pistol Leather Holster Harness by A. Ph. Hoffmann - Dated 1916 nChannel Allied aircrews operating in theOriginal item: One only. This is a solid example of a WWI production leather belt harness for transporting a wood holster stock and cleaning tool for the Mauser C96 (Construktion 96). This semi automatic pistol was developed by Mauser in 1896, and produced until 1937. Unlike most pistols of the time, the C 96 had an integral 10 round magazine, loaded by stripper clips, and had a 5. 5 inch long barrel. It was originally chambered for 7. 6325mm Mauser,