Thursday, November 2, 1911. M1912 holster adopted, Taft receives Naval gun salute.
Rock Island Arsenal was authorized to manufacture the first 10,000 M1912 holsters for the M1911 pistol.
The holster itself came in two patterns, a mounted and dismounted variant. A Signal Corp varant, which was similar to the dropped cavalry style, came into existence as well. The pattern was slightly updated in 1916 by being reinforced, leading to the M1916 holster, which would remain the official holster for the M1911 pistol for the remainder of its service, changing from neat coloration to black when the Army made the leather coloration reversion after World War Two. Very late in its service, the Navy adopted a version of the M1916 for the new M9 pistol.
Of note, at the time, the Army built much of the Military's leather items, as well as it's longarms.
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