As others have said, the * is a rework marking. Looks like a "v" block, so it would be around October 1944.
Holster is made by Carl Wiess, looks to be a 1943 date, and looks all correct. More info on the holster here- P38 Holsters! 1943 Production! | Jan C. Still Lugerforums
Congrats on picking up a nice Spreewerk, always interesting to see how they compare to the Walthers and Mauser made P38s out there.
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