German holster, in black leather, for Browning High Power Fn 35 pistol. This famous revolver was patented in 1927 in the United States. La Fabrique Nationale (Fn) of Herstal, the Belgian arms state factory, bought the patent and improved the project, adding, among other things, the bifilar magazine for 13 bullets. In 1940, after the capitulation of Belgium, the factory was occupied by the Germans, who continued the production this pistol giving to it the name: Pistole 640 (b). The holster has an interesting patina of use and has never been repaired. Under the closing strap is present the abbreviation CLG corresponding to the manufacturer: "Ernst Melzig lederwaren-Breslauer str. 169-173" of Liegnitz in Silesia, also the year of manufacture: 1943.
