WHAAAT?Nice. Saw a less-nice version at the Fort Worth Gun Show for a mere $8000
Do them a favor and tell them the historical importance and value to insure it for.WHAAAT?
Could it have been a Grandpa or Baby Nambu, Capt?
I can see one of those going for $8 large, but even with the rapid appreciation of all things WW2, I dont think standard Type 14s are close to that.....yet, anyway.
One of my coworkers inherited a Baby from his Dad. No one knew he had it squirrelled away in a closet until after he passed. This fella (not a gun guy) at work asked me if I could take a look at the "Japanes Luger" they had found.
My eyes nearly popped out of my skull. Mint condition, with holster, extra mag, cleaning kit and a single dud round of ammunition!
They decided to keep it in the family rather than sell it. It was the first one Id ever seen outside of books, let alone got to the chance to play with.
Oh ya, I made sure he understands. I believe he did in fact insure it.Do them a favor and tell them the historical importance and value to insure it for.
Good, if we don’t take care of these relics of our pass they will be gone forever.Oh ya, I made sure he understands. I believe he did in fact insure it.
Here is a Nambu my buddy found in his Dad's stuff when he passed. He was a former fighter pilot in the Pacific.View attachment 1060221
Here for your perusal is my Nambu Type 14 8mm pistol serial number 31662 with matching magazine made by the Nagoya Arsenal Toriimatsu Factory in April 1944. Holster has spare magazine, cleaning tool and striker.
Just imagine if the Japanese kept making and designing gun! AMAZINGFor those interested, here are all the Japanese military pistols used during WWII...chronologically left to right and top to bottom, starting with the type 26 and ending with the type 94
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Oddly enough, I once had a dream that when we bought our Toyota Corolla, we had the choice of a spare tire and car jack, or a Toyota brand survival rifle. Weird dream, but sounds pretty interesting if they're selling a Baja vehicle.Just imagine if the Japanese kept making and designing gun! AMAZING
That was only true of the Type 94...the model issued to NCOsI got to carefully clean up an old type 94 nambu (strictly clean, no refinishing or mods) for a family. member. Very interesting gun. I did some research before taking it apart and a common theme I found is that these guns are somewhat dangerous to shoot, as they have a tendency to fire without the trigger being pulled because the sear bar is exposed where you can bump it.
I'm not familiar with the other variations of the nambu, hopefully they don't all do that. Folks that are interested in finding one should be aware which model they are looking at and handle them carefully.