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It all started with an email telling me that this Veteran's son had a rare and unusual item from WWII that he was considering selling. Once I read the details, I decided I really needed to pursue this artifact. He told me that his dad, Ensign William Kaiser, was a United States blimp pilot during the war with Blimp Squadron 14, also known as ZP-14. His Dad's unit was part of a six-airship unit to make the first transatlantic crossing in 1944. His airship K-123 started from the Naval Air base in South Weymouth, MA, then flew to Newfoundland, the Azores and then to French Morocco. Because they landed in French Morocco, they became known as "The Africa Squadron". After that, they were stationed in southern France. They participated in anti-submarine warfare, rescue missions and reconnaissance. His son Bruce said his dad’s crew loved to drop depth charges on U-Boats or whales for "target practice." His unit transferred to an airbase in southern France in the city of Cuers. The airbase had been occupied by the Germans and there was a Forke Wolfe 190 that had been abandoned. Before he returned home he decided to take a souvenir from the aircraft. This was a two foot by two foot section of the tailfin.  In order to maintain discretion, he carefully removed the section from the other side of the plane from the original photo shown. He recorded the details on the back of the section he cut off.     It's interesting that an internet search reveals that the airbase is still active and the blimp hangars are still there. I was able to purchase the tail section along with the original photo of his dad with other crew members standing next to the actual plane. Fortunately, the son lived within driving distance of us which facilitated the transaction. I sent my ferret, Gene Brunelle, to pick up the tail section and while discussing the exchange, Bruce, Mr. Kaiser's son, said he also had his Dad's leather jacket with squadron patch and his issue steel helmet. He wasn't sure I'd

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A near sole surviving example of the Special Bavarian Pattern of Holster for the M1879 ReichsRevolver. This Pattern of Holster was unique to Bavarian troops, in this regard Bavaria were in fact the only State within Germany that had their own Pattern of Holster for this weapon. The Holster is an official Bavarian State sanctioned modification of their own earlier M82 drop Holster. Whilst at first glance similar to the standard M1879 ReichsRevolver Holster there are several obvious differences to the Bavarian Pattern. Amongst other things, the angle of the edge of the closing flap slopes in the opposite direction to the Standard German Pattern, equally, the Bavarian version has no "cut out" to this flap for the Revolver’s grip. Then, the Bavarian Holster has a round plug to the barrel end whereas the Standard German Pattern has the leather simply moulded over here. The Special Bavarian Pattern M1879 ReichsRevolver Holster was not manufactured for very long since they were derived from the M82 Holster and the weapons themselves were very soon superseded by the smaller M1883 ReichsRevolver. The Bavarian Holsters that were already made however had a very long life, with examples being used with their M1879 ReichsRevolver all the way to, and throughout, WW1. Indeed, the Holster offered here was actually captured from a Bavarian soldier in that war by a Scottish officer and miraculously surviving, kept amongst that officer's effects. These M82 modified Bavarian ReichRevolver Holsters' short manufacturing span combined with their subsequent extremely long use is no doubt what has made them so very rare today. At present, there is only one other example of this Special Bavarian Pattern known to still exist. For further information on this and other facts please go to renown German Holster Expert Axel Zimmermann’s internet site. The Holster is in good untouched and undamaged condition, albeit naturally well used and a little dusty