Ken,
This one looks pretty original to me--also in darned good shape; however, the real experts will give an evaluation backed up by a bit more expertise!
A point of maintenance here, you should clean off the verdigris, that turquoise-colored goop that's accumulating around the brass fittings. It is produced by the interaction of the copper in the brass' alloy and the residual chemicals from tanning in the leather. The substance is not good to have on your holster. BTW, for storage purposes, it's not good to keep the pistol in the holster over any appreciable length of time, either, as the same chemistry in the leather can be quite deleterious to the finish of a pistol.
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