United States. A Colt M1911 M3 Holster, by Boyt Hold (Friedrich August Kreuz II

(Friedrich August Kreuz II

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered multi-coloured cockade inside of an oak leaf wreath

He was captured by the Croatian Ustasha unit in Petrinja on 10th April 1941

A Luftwaffe Officer’s miniature dagger

the Cross is of multi-piece constructed with a blackened eggshell sheen iron core that is only rarely encountered by this maker

United States. A Colt M1911 M3 Holster, by Boyt Hold (Friedrich August Kreuz IIA well preserved Colt M1911 M3 holster, constructed of multiple panels of brown leather, featuring straps at the top and bottom fastening closed with functional bronze snap buttons, with an additional carrying strap secured to the shell with embroidered and a magnetic metal D ring, itself adjusted with a functional magnetic metal buckle, stamped on the side with marks of US and U. S. BOYT 43, measuring 16 cm (w) x 25 cm (h), a Second World War issue