The Japanese soldier of WW2 was a resourceful, resilient fighter, loyal to his Emperor and willing to undergo tremendous hardships. He would, as John Wayne once said, "just as soon die as stick a nickel in a jukebox". Imperial Japanese officers and NCOs carried the classic Type 14 “Nambu” pistol, its designation coming from the surname of its inventor, Kijiro Nambu, and the year of its introduction, 1925, the 14th year of Emperor Taisho’s reign. Early versions of the Type 14 Nambu pistol holster were crafted of beautiful brown leather. This Imperial Japanese Army WW2 Type 14 Nambu “Clamshell” Brown Leather Pistol Holster is in Very Good Condition, with a rectangular area of whitish and dark soiling along the upper front flap, some scuffing along the lower front flap, some missing stitching along the middle of the ammo pouch flap seam at the upper front body, some scattered scuffing, scratching, and darkening throughout, and with some scattered age wear evident. Otherwise, the holster is in fine shape, with no other damage to the thick, tough brown leather construction. Most interestingly, it boasts the classic “clamshell” front flap with a fully functional nickel plated “stud and keyhole” latch closure, with the keyhole being connected to the front flap by way of a riveted, springloaded leather tab, sports the original sewn leather “plug” at bottom, nickel plated rectangular rings at the upper back to attach a shoulder strap, and sewn leather belt loop at the upper middle back, and features the traditional nickel plated stud closure integral leather ammo pouch (for two boxes of ammo) at the upper front body (under the front flap). It bears the familiar grayish soiling at the lower right underside of the front flap where the aluminum base of a Nambu mag rubbed against that spot for years, as is frequently encountered on these holsters, carries a small leather retaining loop for a cleaning rod at the interior right front, and is a fine example of a rare, original Imperial Japanese Army WW2 Type 14 Nambu “Clamshell” Brown Leather Pistol Holster.