Looks like a reworked artillery holster. Usually they were shortened and plugged, but some were reshaped with a round toe like this one. There is even evidence of a stock strap block on the back. The thing I don't see, but it is hard to tell from the photo, is any sign of stitch holes where a cleaning rod pouch was removed. It is marked to Field Artillery Regiment 57.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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