Original U.S. WWII M1 Experimental Carbine Short Hip Holster Case - dated 1943 German Navy - Kreigsmarine The shoulder boards display a

The shoulder boards display a yellow tab stitched into it with a number 33 pinned to it

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and age from decades in storage

but there is no structural damage that we can see

Original U.S. WWII M1 Experimental Carbine Short Hip Holster Case - dated 1943 German Navy - Kreigsmarine The shoulder boards display aOriginal Item: Only one available. These are quite rare! This is an very good condition unissued example of the extremely rare experimental U. S. WWII M1 Carbine short hip holster. The short holster was specifically designed for troops that could not be encumbered by carrying a rifle over the shoulder with a sling or in their hands. The ingenious short holster allowed the user to have both hands free by allowing the M1936 pistol belt to slide between