Nambu Type 14 Pistol : Sasebo First Special Naval Landing Party

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Accession Number RELAWM29853.001
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm
Place made Japan
Date made 1938
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Nambu Type 14 semi automatic pistol. Frame stamped with the Nagoya ordnance mark, the serial number and 13.4 indicating that it was made in April 1938. The pistol is complete with an aluminium bottom magazine and wooden grips. This particular example is unusual in that it does not have the enlarged 'cold weather glove' trigger guard common to most Type 14s.

History / Summary

This pistol was originaly issued to the Sasebo First Special Naval Landing Party. It was recovered from Rabaul at the end of the Second World War by the 5th Military History Field Team.