Hey John D.,
Thanks again for your thoughtful replies.
I learned a lot about HK original holsters versus re-issued holsters...
Glad I did not waste my several 25 cent coins on this buy...it just looked "right" so I took the gamble...
Here is my WAG on the serial number stamping...the guy who carried luger # 5665 and its holster did so with pride and care. Other HK's folks saw his holster and "borrowed" it one evening, since theirs was pretty ratty.
The # 5665 owner secured an armory replacement and insisted it get serial numbered stamped...so he could prove it was his...if stolen again...
End of fiction...hey...maybe I need to create a bring-back story...anyone have old paper and a typewriter...? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />