Original German WWII Browning Hi-Power Leather Softshell Holster - dated 1943 Scottish Militaria MILITARY KNIVES BAYONETS & MACHETES:

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initially removed from battleships sunk or damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor and later manufactured in a submarine version

Internet research tells us that the "SAN JOSE" ( the Spanish name) was launched in 1783 and carried 114 guns making it what is referred to as a First Rate Ship

Original German WWII Browning Hi-Power Leather Softshell Holster - dated 1943 Scottish Militaria MILITARY KNIVES BAYONETS & MACHETES:Original Item: Only One Available. This supple leather holster is maker marked on the back with wartime German letter code cgn, for Rohrbacher Lederfabrik Jos. Poeschel's Shne, based in Rohrbach Oberdonau in NSDAP Occupied Austria. It is dated 43, along with a faint Waffenamt proof, and has traces of what may be a model stamp, possibly P35. The holster is a more compact and tight fitting style than usually seen with softshell holsters. The magazine