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Nick laid out some pretty solid advice along with the cool experimentation. (good on ya Nick!)

Most Tandy folks are nice and some are pretty knowledgeable but remember that they are paid to sell you stuff. I've had great encounters in a few different Tandy's and I've had a few really "wtf are you even saying dude, have you ever done anything with leather aside from schlock crap to people!?!" moments as well. Also, beware of absolutes in Tandy. I have noticed that whatever training they get, they aren't all told that there are many ways to approaching a leather project, many of which don't include Craftool branded products...they tend to be pretty dogmatic toward their own stuff. 

Take their advice with a grain of salt and try to get out with only what you need. Much of their stuff is overpriced and lower quality. It's great in a pinch or when you are dipping your toes in the pool to see if you like the temperature before jumping in but if you end up liking leatherworking you can spend far smarter than at Tandy. 

Best of luck and let us know how it goes.

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Early Nambu holsters of the 1930's were made of leather. Most production after 1940 or so was done using rubberized canvas. All were fully formed shells to provide maximum protection of the pistol from all weather conditions. None of those utilized dot-style snap fasteners. Most had belt loop provisions, but the common method of carry utilized a detachable shoulder strap that suspended the holstered pistol over the user's lower chest area. These facts lead me to conclude that the OP's holster is not an original, so any concern over antique or collector value is minimal.

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It looks to good to experiment on and also looks like it needs a good conditioner first,

As you sound like you are inexperienced, I would suggest that you experiment with some other veg tan leather your saddle stitch first so you can make a nice consistent stitch , prior to starting to sew this back together

I would also suggest you might as well do the whole holster rather than bits here and there, and make it nearly as good as when new

Lots of video's on "Youtube" about saddle stitching and restoring leather

Good luck

 

Addition it looks like a model 94 holster from ww2 see here

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=japanese+ww2+holsters&newwindow=1&sa=G&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=Rfxz_9MT6U8NXM%3A%2C-cvl044psg8hPM%2C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQJTxey6jQU2u5jWx_aEMuL3MBHKQ&ved=2ahUKEwi8qsG9nIflAhUJTcAKHWwgC4oQ9QEwAXoECAMQCQ#imgrc=Rfxz_9MT6U8NXM: 

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