Does the color of the holster mean something?

[Norme]

Originally Posted by m1903a3

Hi Norm

Have you ever seen an original Type I Navy holster that wasn't black?

Hi Mike,
Yes, I have one. The holster on the left in the photos is a 1916 Adolph Schwartz & Co. pebble grain in it's original brown color.
I think it's standard practice in all the world's navies that when the men have nothing else to do, have them paint the ship (or dye their holsters). By 1916 they had something else to do.
Norm