Steve, Let me add my welcome to the Lugerforum and congrats on a wonderful Luger to be your first...
I might speculate on the smooth grip that the owner may have thought that the grips would be better without checkering and then after doing one, decided that it would be a mistake and didn't do the other... or more likely, the original right hand grip may have been cracked or otherwise damaged, and the first replacement that the owner found was already smooth, but made the gun functional again...
Your holster seems to be in super condition for it's age... don't put ANYTHING on it. Just brush it clean and keep it cool and dry. I recommend that you keep it full of bubble wrap to maintain the shape...NEVER store the gun in the holster. That is bad for both of them... We don't want to contaminate that ancient leather with gun oil, or to have the natural tendency of dry leather to collect moisture and hold it against the gun.
Once again Welcome and congrats... and preserve that piece of history for future generations...
PS - COMBAT! was probably my favorite TV series as the child of a WW2 vet... One of the few memories of sharing time with my Dad (who will be 86 in July)....we never missed an episode.
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regards, -John S
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