Original German WWI P08 Luger Black Leather Holster by Ludwig Matthias of Frankfurt with Depot Mark - Dated 1916 Fusee Spring & Cover The emblem is encircled with

The emblem is encircled with the text GOTT ZUR EHR / DEM NACHSTEN ZUR WEHR which translates to "Honor God - Defend your neighbor (against fire)

however only a part of the original text

This is the maker code for Srb & Stys Fabrik Praziser Messinstrumente

The liner is correct "high pressure" WWII issue and embossed with a W for manufacture by the Westinghouse Electric Co of Pittsburgh

This insignia does not look to have ever been issued

Original German WWI P08 Luger Black Leather Holster by Ludwig Matthias of Frankfurt with Depot Mark - Dated 1916 Fusee Spring & Cover The emblem is encircled withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a standard issue black leather hardshell P 08 holster, which was used by Imperial German forces during WWI. In 1916 an order came for holsters to be changed to black, but this holster was made before the order was implemented, and appears to have been dyed black during the war to meet regulation, with the original brown visible in spots. The holster is marked on the inside under the