Baby Nambu Taisho 4 Pistol : Japanese Military Forces

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Accession Number RELAWM29861.001
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm
Place made Japan
Date made c 1928
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Baby Nambu Taisho 4 pistol. Barrel length 3.35 inches. 7 mm calibre. Receiver marked with the three interlocking rings of the Kokura Arsenal and the serial number. Metalwork rust pitted in places.

History / Summary

Unknown. This weapon is almost identical to the Nambu 1904 8 mm pisol.