Description
Nambu Type 14 Pistol Holster. Brown leather with a top flap that secures to the body by an elastic/leather strap. On the front of the inner body are pouches for spare ammunition and a firing pin. An adjustable shoulder strap, also in leather, is a attached to the back on two square rings on either side of the single belt loop.. There are Japanese characters inside the top flap that translate as a rank (possibly Major) and Machine Gun Platoon Commander.
Contextual Description
This pistol and holster relate to the service of (POW) VX20324 Sgt Percy Elsum AAPC - Gull Force - May 30, 1940 to 1945.
Details
Accession Number
REL23533.002
Classification
Technology
Object Type
Firearm accessory
Measurement
Archived measurement
Copyright
Copyright not applicable
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