Very large flap holster for discussion
 

Very large flap holster , does anyone have any suggestions as to what it would have been for. If a revolver it must have been a massive one as the holster measures 380 mm long and 200 mm across the top .

Hello

I'll take a wild guess that it may have been made for the Mauser C96 Semi-Auto pistol from the 1890's. It looks like it would be a good fit due to the wide width and narrow barrel section. If so, it would be a nice find. Apparently, this pistol remained popular from the 1890's through the 1930's. Anyway, just my best guess at the moment.

Rick

Moving this topic to the Miscellania section ;).

And by the way, i don't know how this holster would fit a Mauser :shrug: .

Not C96 IMHO
 

The shape is all wrong for the C96 as the magazine would not fit into the holster properly. Pic of a C96 holster attached. It is much more squared off to take the gun properly. These also came as a wooden holster which doubled as a detachable shoulder stock.
My guess as to the subject holster would be for a Gasser Montenegren revolver which is a very big beast. Barrel length of these is 235mm with an overall length of 375mm which would fit with what you have. They weighed 1.3kg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasser_M1870
I assume that there is no sign of any marks on the leather?

Stu

Thanks , yes that would be a good candidate ! I can find no markings on it.

Mars pistol holster?

Yes. It looks like the Gasser would be a better guess. Agreed.

Rick

Looks a little like the one Teddy is wearing.

I'm attaching a photo of a Colt New Service revolver; they came in many barrel lengths, with the one depicted having a 5.5" barrel. Six-inch barrels were also made, as well as 4", 4.5", 5" and 7.5". The pistol was introduced in 1898, and, with some modifications along the way, was produced up to 1946.

The Colt pictured or the similar S&W in 455 could fit.
Teddys holster in his (crowded hour on San Juan hill) had a 38 Colt in it recovered from the sunken battle ship USS Maine in Cuba in 1898. It was much later stolen but had engraved Teddys name with some history on the side plate. A woman's boyfriend saw the pistol she had and realized what it was. Calling the FBI, it was returned and placed in a museum. A writeup is in Stuart Mowbray's Man at Arms for the Gun Collector magazine.
I get caught up in the history behind these great items