matching luger and holster date fact or fiction

[Aaron]

The later in the war that the Luger was manufactured, the lesss likely it would spend any time lying around waiting to be issued. In the middle and later years of the war (1941 to 1945) newly manufactured weapons would be issued almost immediately to replace the high losses of older pistols. The same is true for holsters. Those made later in the war were also issued very quickly after manufacture. Therefore, it is more likely to find late Lugers with holsters very close in manufacturing dates, than to find an early rig that is closely dated. As an example, almost every 1941 or 1942 Luger is found with a 1941 holster.