Nambu Type 14 Pistol

Accession Number REL/02315
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm
Place made Japan
Date made 1929
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Nambu Type 14 semi automatic pistol. Machined blued steel frame and top slide with a three ring knurled cocking knob at the rear. It has a safety lever on the left side and a small trigger guard. The frame is stamped on the left side with four Japanese characters designating 14 Year Type and on the right the symbol of the Kokura Arsenal, the serial number and 4.10 (1929 October). The grips are serrated wood and there is a fixed lanyard loop at the rear of the action. It is complete with a magazine that has an alloy end cap and a rope lanyard.

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