A couple of possibilities come to mind. "Wet" forming of a crushed/deformed holster or stretching a tight holster. It also might preclude crushing if holsters were tighly packed or stowed with other gear.
The description calls this item a "wood mockup" and indicates it "seperates" and is a "spacer". Kind of makes me think it is a shoe tree for a holster.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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