Type 94 Nambu pistol
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The Type 94 Nambu 8 mm pistol (Type 94 handgun, in Japanese: 九四式拳銃, romanized: Kyūyon-Shiki Kenjū) is a semiautomatic pistol developed by Kijirō Nambu and his associates for the Imperial Japanese Army. Development of the Type 94 pistol began in 1929, and after several redesigns the final prototype was tested and officially adopted by the Japanese army in late 1934 (Japanese calendar, 2594).[1] The Type 94 pistol entered production in 1935. Approximately 71,000 pistols were manufactured before production ended in 1945.
Nambu Type 94 pistol | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1935–1945 |
Used by | Japan |
Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | Kijiro Nambu |
Designed | 1929 |
Manufacturer | Nambu Rifle Manufacturing Company |
Produced | 1935–1945[1] |
No. built | 71,000[2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 765 g (1 lb 11oz)[2] |
Length | 187 mm (7.36 in)[2] |
Barrel length | 96 mm (3.78 in)[2] |
Height | 199 mm (4.69 in)[2] |
Cartridge | 8x22mm Nambu |
Action | Recoil operated, locked breech |
Muzzle velocity | 305 m/s (1000 ft/s)[3] |
Feed system | 6 round detachable box magazine[3] |
Sights | Front blade, rear fixed V[4] |
The Type 94 pistol was designed for (and popular among) Japanese tank and aircraft crews who preferred a smaller, lightweight design. Japanese weapons experts have subsequently criticized some design elements of the Type 94; in particular the pistol can be fired unintentionally before the breech was fully locked if the sear bar on the side of the receiver is depressed while the pistol's safety is disengaged. Additionally, the process to disassemble the pistol is overly complex and awkward. The build quality of the Type 94 pistol declined over its production run; "last ditch" pistols made in 1945 were crudely manufactured.