Nambu Pistol
This is one of the many gun of WOrld War2. This pistol was of Japanese design until an American brought one home and decided to make his own design of this wonder of Japanese design.
This was one of the many handguns used by the Imperialist Japanese forces during the second World Wars. The pistol had two variations, the Type 4(or type A) and the Type 14.There were many of these guns built during the second World War, these numbers count to 10,300 Type A’s and 279,000 Type 14’s. The specifications included that it would weigh 900g (1.98 lb) when unloaded, will be 230mm long, the barrel length will be 117, and the width should be 720g, the cartridge size would be a 8×22mm Nambu cartridge, the bullet would be an 8mm bullet, the action will be a recoil-spring, and the feed system will be an 8 round box magazine.
The origins of the pistol dates back to 1902, and was designed by Kijiro Nambu. Mr. Nambu was the chief designer of almost every gun the Japanese used during the Second World War. The pistol shares a striking resemblance to the German Luger, but it was not based on the luger’s design. The luger uses a recoil-toggle action while the Nambu uses a recoil-spring action. These pistols were not introduced to the Imperial Army because the officers were expected to buy their own guns. The pistol was made available to them at the Officers Union, where most officers purchased equipment. Even though this was a common side arm, officers decided to buy more reliable western side arms.
Most firearms were introduced in small numbers by Tokyo Gas and Electric companies. Large scale production began in 1906 and it continued until it was replaced by the type 14 in 1925. Production of type 14s lasted until the end of WWII in 1945. The number of manufactured variants are just under 200,000 variations. The production ended at the end of the war due to Japan being forced to disarm after the loss of the war.
The pistol is a recoil operated, locked breech, semi-automatic pistol. The manual safety is located on the left side the frame. The pistol is striker fired with a single action trigger, and the sights are a V notch and blade Even though it is a crude weapon, it was considered the best design of the Japanese side arms of the World War II period. However given the generally poor quality of Japanese side arms of this period, that is a small honor. It was inferior to the American Colt M1911, the British webley revolver, and the German Walther P38, it was even crude compared to the Russian Toksrev TT-33.
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