Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger-Kress U.S. Machine Guns The butt stock is fitted

The butt stock is fitted with a lovely crescent butt plate

The best feature of the helmet aside from the camouflage paint is the faint but visible Motor Transport Corps insignia hand painted on the front

When any metal component is brought within the field of the coils

which has oxidized a bit

with only one larger compartment

Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger-Kress U.S. Machine Guns The butt stock is fittedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII service worn M3 leather shoulder holster for the Colt M1911 . 45 pistol. Adopted in 1942, this holster was standard issue for aircraft and tank crews, and was often used by officers who preferred it to the hip holster. In combat areas, all sorts of troops found ways to "acquire" handguns and the regulations as to who was and was not permitted to carry them were rarely enforced. Original M3's