Both the Bavarian 16. Inf. Reg. with honor name Großherzog Ferdinand von Toskana and the Bavarian 2. Inf. Reg. with honor name Kronprinz “made” together the Bav. 2. Infantry Brigade. These both were active regiments. In many cases reserve regiments were build with former active soldiers. And in many cases the equipment was transferred from an active to a reserve regiment at the beginning of the Great War. Often the equipment was sold from one regiment to another!!! It seems that it was also so with your Luger and the holster. Because your Luger is a commercial one it seems that your Luger belonged to an officer who had to buy the gun and all equipment with his own money. I know a lot of examples for this practice.
Back to your holster: I think your Luger and it´s holster was at the beginning of the Great War “part” of the Bav. 2. Inf. Reg. and fought as a part of the 1. Bavarian Reserve Division only at the Western front: 1914 and 1915 mostly on the Flanders front (Arras, Artois, Nancy; La Bassee and so on); in 1916 Battle at the Somme and Flanders and Aisne; in 1917 also in Flanders and Artois and 1918 in Flanders (Ypres, Armentieres and Lys).
I visited all these battle fields and will visit them one more in a few weeks.
My grandpa fought there on the German side of course and his brother died there 1918 near Maissemy in France where I hope to find his grave. The attached photos are showing my grandpa who was born in 1887. I remember him well as a really tall man with great hands. On these photos, about 1916 and 1917, he was an Unteroffizier of the 1. Escadron of the Reserve Hussar No. 8.
As I often must write: My English is not the best, but I hope I could answer your question. If not, let me know.
Best regards Klaus
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