A special holster pattern introduced with the Pattern 1937 Equipment as the "Pistol Case R.A.C.", i.e. for use by Royal Armoured Corps personnel. Note the six cartridge loops and external cleaning rod slot. Also designed to accommodate the .38 caliber revolvers, it hung well below the waistbelt and was kept snug to the leg by the thigh strap; this configuration was intended to minimize interference in going through armoured vehicle hatches. Not a particularly successful or popular design, it was replaced by the shortened and simplified pattern. Many of the earlier pattern were converted to this configuration, with the result that this type is now relatively scarce. Various manufacturers - this particular example, a first pattern holster, was made by "Z. L. & T. Ltd." and dated 1940.