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George... The RZM logo on the L/H side of the slide stands for Reichszeugmeisterel which roughly translates into National Materials Control or Quartermaster for the Nazi party. My guess at this point is that perhaps it was a gift.

Chris.... Thanks for your thoughts and I understand but I feel the need to at least make the effort...

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Pictures of the pistol that was in the holster..

Many thanks for all who have replied. The information on General Arisue is more than I could hope for. The very best thing would be to return it to his family. Can anyone suggest what I can do next. I am from Cleveland, Ohio and unfortunately can not speak or understand Japanese. Many years ago I had aquired a dagger that had belonged to a WW2 German Naval Officer whose name was on the scabbard and had tried to return it to him as it was reported that he was still living at the time. Unfortunately, he passed on before I could make contact and his family never responded to the correspondence that I had sent. Any help here would be deeply appreciated....

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This holster held a very nice RZM PPK 836048 which was manufactured in 1936. It was brought back from Japan at the end of WW2. Any help on what the markings mean would be appreciated...