Original German WWI & WWII P08 USGI Bring Back Luger Leather Holster with Inlaid War Merit Cross - dated 1918 Knives & Daggers and has maker and British

and has maker and British ordnance markings on the tail fins

and entire barrel / breech block system into the battery

because AH launched Operation Wacht am Rhein four days later and the Battle of the Bulge was on

Overall length 14

with the monogram NYD (New York Division) likewise in red

Original German WWI & WWII P08 USGI Bring Back Luger Leather Holster with Inlaid War Merit Cross - dated 1918 Knives & Daggers and has maker and BritishOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is very interesting example of a standard issue leather hardshell P 08 holster, which was used by Imperial German forces during WWI, and then reissued for WWII. However its history does not end there, as it was brought back by a USGI after the war was over, and had a German War Merit Cross inlaid into the lid. Additionally, the holster is marked on the underside of the lid with a WWI depot marking, which looks