The Nambu pistols (南部拳銃 or 南部大型自動拳銃, Nanbu kenjū/Nanbu ōgata jidou-kenjuu) are a series of semi-automatic pistols produced by the Japanese company Koishikawa Arsenal, later known as the Tokyo Artillery Arsenal. [1] .

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.

Oct 19, 2022 · Sometimes referred to as the “John Browning of Japan,” Nambu was known for his success and innovation as a firearm designer. Kijirõ Nambu was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Owing to its distinct looks and wartime usage, the Nambu pistol is probably his most recognized design, at least in the United States.

The New Nambu M60 (ニューナンブM60) is a double-action revolver chambered in .38 Special based upon Smith & Wesson -style designs. [3] It was designed and produced by Shin-Chuō Industries, later merged with Minebea. "New Nambu" was named after Kijirō Nambu, a notable firearm designer and the founder of Shin-Chuō Industries.

Top row: Type 26 revolver, Papa Nambu, Baby Nambu. Bottom row: small and large trigger guard Type 14 pistols and a late wooden slab-grip Type 94. Nambu World aims to become your one-stop source on Japanese militaria and the Asia-Pacific Theatre; if it isn’t here, there probably will be a link to it once I’m done.

Oct 21, 2024 · With its design finalized in 1902, the original Nambu was one of the earliest successful semi-automatic pistol designs ever, which is noteworthy. However, the …

Dec 11, 2019 · Arguably the most successful of Japanese firearm wonk Kijirō Nambu’s pistols, the Type 14 saw lots of use in World War II and is seriously collectible today. Nambu is associated with at least a...

Aug 16, 2022 · Also known as the 94 Shiki Kenju, the Type 94 was designed by revered Japanese firearms designer Kijiro Nambu as a commercial undertaking in 1934. Once its reputation made the rounds, nobody wanted to buy one. However, the exigencies of total war eventually drove the Japanese to mass produce this fetid piece of mechanical offal anyway.

Nov 13, 2015 · In 1897 a 28-year-old lieutenant of the artillery in the Japanese Imperial Army—one Kijirõ Nambu—had been assigned to work with noted Japanese firearms designer …

Dec 1, 2000 · Gas-operated and air-cooled, the Type 96 Nambu Light was a full automatic, magazine-fed shoulder weapon fired principally from the prone position on its bipod.