Theatre Made Cavalry/Mounted Officer`s 08 Pattern Holster

A theatre made variant of the cavalry pattern 08 leather holster that were worn by mounted officers during WW1, this example has been constructed using a lighter gauge leather compared to the British made version and was possibly made in the Middle East or India.
This holster has brass hanging rings and an open muzzle end which again differs to the British made version with steel rings and standard closed muzzle end, originally there were two rows of bullet loops but one row has been removed and possibly by the wearer, a difficult item to determine exact age and may be from WW1 or the Inter-War period.
I have been studying a WW1 British made version in my local museum that was worn by a Captain in the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry and have managed to obtain an image of the said item which I shall include with the holster.
Leatherwork still supple, some light surface cracking on strap but remains firm, ink stain near one ring.

Code: 50603