Type 14 8 mm Nambu Pistol
| Type 14 Nambu pistol | |
|---|---|
| File:Nambu Type 14 1551.jpg Type 14 | |
| Type | Pistol |
| Place of origin |  Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1925 - 1945 |
| Used by | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War, Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kijiro Nambu |
| Designed | 1925 |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | 8x22mm Nambu |
| Muzzle velocity | 950 ft/s (289.63 m/s) |
| Feed system | 8 round detachable box magazine |
The Type 14 (十四年式) is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for 8x22mm Nambu and used by the Japanese during World War II.
History
Kijiro Nambu was the designer of the Nambu pistols. He was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army who also developed the Type 38 Heavy Machine Gun and Type 11 Light Machine Gun. In 1904, he developed the first model of the Nambu pistol. Though it was not introduced into the IJA, the Nambu pistol was produced by private enterprise and it was introduced by IJN in 1915. According to Japanese data in Wiki,this pistol was not really designed by Nambu. The real Nambu pistol is another design which is also similar to the Luger P-08: due to misidentification by Americans, Japanese also call this pistol a Nambu type-14 post-war.
In 1925, IJA also introduced the improved model of Nambu pistol as the Type 14 Pistol which was almost the same as the early model except some small improvements. About 279,000 Type 14s were produced. Later production models were fitted with a much larger trigger housing to fit the hand of a shooter wearing gloves.
Nambu pistols were used by officers and MPs of the IJA until Japan's surrender.
Users
- Filipino Gurrila (captured from Japanese forces)
- Military of the Philippine Commonwealth (captured from Japanese forces)
- Republic of China Army (captured from Japanese forces)
- Chinese resistance Gurrilas (captured from Japanese forces)
Chinese communist gurrilas
