[lugerholsterrepair]

Gentlemen all, I believe John is on the money, the shape is wrong for any holster I am familiar with.
Ron, Brass is simply the wrong material for the purpose of molding holsters. Molded holsters must be very wet and take a long time to dry under the best of circumstances. I am familiar with German Winters, spring and Summer. There are times when the humidity level never drys. I have made many molded holsters as well as other molded leather items . Brass would repel moistur so that it would have no choice but to come out the fron, on the back moisture and leather would form a complex metal to leather reaction that would discolor if not blacken the inside of the leather holster. This happens with leather and brass surprisingly fast even on dry leather. Verdegris forms. With the conditions necessary to dry a
hardshell luger holster the metal makeup of brass, the zink and copper would leach out onto the leather. I open many Luger holsters in a week. In most all cases the leather inside is beige, creamy white or clear to some extent. I do not ever recall opening a holster that seemed to have any severe discoloration from exposure to brass and water.
Ron your method of molding is essentially correct but I can be certain brass molds were not employed by German Saddlers. It just dosen't pencil out.
Jerry Burney