Canadian Armed Forces No2 Browning Hi Power Armored Corps Holster

There are actually a number of different holsters that were used with the Canadian Hi Power during the war. Initially they were issued with a holster that had been designed for the Chinese, these were found to be unsuitable in service though as they were an excessively tight fit so it took too long to put a pistol into them and draw them out. A new pattern was created that used a double flap arrangement to hold the pistol in and was a vast improvement on the earlier design.

1945 manufacture by Z.L. & T. Ltd of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The holster carries both a cleaning rod and a spare magazine in addition to the pistol itself.