Tom: I have relooked this holster again. I don't see the stitching holes for the cleaning rod you mentioned. Also, there is no evidence of a closing stud ever having been on the flap, no evidence outside or on inside. Stitching on the closing strap and buckle strap is orginal and very nicely done. That leaves the question of the stitching holes on the front body. I can't help but think this holster was made/converted from something else and the holes on the body front are left over from whatever it was made from. I don't think that once this holster was put together it was ever modified again. I think the stitching holes were there when this holster was put into its current configuration. Here are a couple other points: the corners of the flap are SEWN with four stitches, not totally moulded like most holsters, and the mag pouch is not pebble grained like the rest of the holster, but has more of the courduroy texture and appearance we saw on another recent posting on the Forum. I really like this holster, I just am not sure what it is. Thanks for your input.
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