Re: ..the original question
I guess I look at it from the supply and military side of things. But I know that IF they have a new holster, it might be used with a new issued gun (in the military). No army supply sergeant is going to reissue you a holster just for the heck of it. Yes, I know that in war it is different, but people aren't worried about condition as a collector is, and yes as a soldier, I want the best that I can get, but if someones holster is messed up beyond repair (fubar), then they will grab whatever is available.
We would have soldiers leave the service, get killed, wounded and if they leave the unit for good, their gear would be turned in and reissued. This is where the older holsters is mixed in with newer holsters and I doubt anybody checked dates. Further, an officer in the army would sometimes have had to buy their pistol (from what I understand) and so their pistol might be in very good shape, but the holster is exposed and gets messed up. Then the officer would buy / aquire a new holster and have an older gun with a newer holster. Sergeants in certain positions would also have Lugers and this would happen, I am sure.
My 4 cents of pure speculation.
Ed
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