Nambu pistol

Type 14 Nambu
Nambu Pistol Model 14
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Service history
In service	1904–1945
Used by	See Users
Wars	Russo-Japanese War World War I Pacific War Second Sino-Japanese War Indonesian National Revolution Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War (limited)
Production history
Designer	Kijiro Nambu
Designed	1902
Produced	1906–1945
No. built	10,300 (Type A, all variants) approx. 400,000 (Type 14)
Variants	Type A, Type B, Type 14
Specifications
Mass	900 g (1.98 lb) unloaded
Length	230 mm (9.06 in)
Barrel length	117 mm (4.61 inches)
Cartridge	8×22mm Nambu
Action	Recoil-spring
Muzzle velocity	290 metres per second (950 ft/s)
Effective firing range	50 metres (55 yd)
Feed system	8-round box magazine

The Nambu pistols (南部拳銃 or 南部大型自動拳銃, Nanbu kenjuu/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 series has three variants, the Type A, the Type B (also known as the Baby Nambu), and the Type 14 (十四年式拳銃, Jūyon nen shiki kenjū). The Nambu pistols were designed to replace Japan's earlier service pistol, the Type 26 revolver.

The pistols were designed by Kijiro Nambu and saw extensive service in the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War. The most common variant, the Type 14, was used mostly by officers, who had to pay for their pistols themselves.