This is an interesting item that pops up from time to time.
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It is my belief that these ponderous heavy things cannot be used to make molded holsters and wood was used instead. I have no proof of this but it stands to reason.
Brass does not absorb any moisture which seems required for this operation. It would be impossible to have hundreds of these working at once, and brass was in short supply. Just does not make sense to me.
Jerry Burney