CANADIAN WWII .38 WEBLEY R.A.C. TANKER PISTOL HOLSTER ORIGINAL

This rare Canadian-made holster simply hangs from a belt, has a slot for a cleaning rod and also has six bandolier type slots for six individual rounds. Holster features WW2 Broad Arrow "C" Canadian ink stamp markings.

Canadian R.A.C. (Royal Armoured Corps) Pattern 1937 holster is a 1st pattern “long drop” holster modified to a simplified “short drop” version.  This modification was commonly observed during WWII.

The snap is marked “United Carr Canada” on the female side rim.

The standard-issue Canadian military handgun during most of WWII (until the 9mm Inglis-made High Power was adopted by the Army in late 1944) was the S&W Military and Police revolver, chambered for .38 S&W/.380.

There is a hole at bottom of holster to accommodate a longer 6“ barrel pistol other wise this holster is in great condition.

It has a 2 24 19 markings inside holster,  probably means FEB/24/1919 manufacture date.

History of the Holster:

The "long drop" configuration was the initial design - supposedly to get the holstered pistol down off the waist to minimize "hang-ups" in the hatches of armoured vehicles, but that configuration proved less than satisfactory, since the holstered pistol down on the thigh was just as likely to get snagged, but was actually in a worse location for reaching down to clear the hang-up. Accordingly, the design was modified to a much simpler "short drop" configuration for ongoing manufacture. In fact, many of the earlier pattern holsters were modified to the shorter pattern.