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Hi,
I have no idea what the "22" means. The holster is a commercial style common in the US. Most holsters you see discussed here are military style so that is why you haven't seen yours discussed. There may be stampings or button markings that tell us who made the holster. Look for them.
To protect the grip panels, try replacing them with some new-made copy grip panels for shooting use. They are available for less than $30 and will ensure that the hand fitted original grip panels do not get chipped or broken when the luger is fired. The right side has a very very thin rib on the back that breaks when the luger is shot (once it wears and wiggles a bit then it is prone to splitting off the rib and these are 80 year old panels). The left side panel tends to chip around the safety lever.
The percent of finish seems to be based on tradition. If there is only a tiny moon-crescent of finish wear at the muzzle, then it is probably 98%. If there is a triangle of wear on the muzzle band but no finish worn through on the barrel, then it is probably 95% or higher than 95%. If it has some wear-through on the left side of the barrel it is down to 95% or less than 95%. If there is lots of wear on the front or rear grip strap, then it is approaching 90%. Those are just some of the rules I apply.
Congratulations on your luger.
Dave
I have no idea what the "22" means. The holster is a commercial style common in the US. Most holsters you see discussed here are military style so that is why you haven't seen yours discussed. There may be stampings or button markings that tell us who made the holster. Look for them.
To protect the grip panels, try replacing them with some new-made copy grip panels for shooting use. They are available for less than $30 and will ensure that the hand fitted original grip panels do not get chipped or broken when the luger is fired. The right side has a very very thin rib on the back that breaks when the luger is shot (once it wears and wiggles a bit then it is prone to splitting off the rib and these are 80 year old panels). The left side panel tends to chip around the safety lever.
The percent of finish seems to be based on tradition. If there is only a tiny moon-crescent of finish wear at the muzzle, then it is probably 98%. If there is a triangle of wear on the muzzle band but no finish worn through on the barrel, then it is probably 95% or higher than 95%. If it has some wear-through on the left side of the barrel it is down to 95% or less than 95%. If there is lots of wear on the front or rear grip strap, then it is approaching 90%. Those are just some of the rules I apply.
Congratulations on your luger.
Dave