


Type 14 Handgun
Country of Origin | Japan |
Type | Handgun |
Caliber | 8.000 mm |
Capacity | 8 rounds |
Length | 230.000 mm |
Barrel Length | 117.000 mm |
Weight | 0.900 kg |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseWhile Kijiro Nambu designed Type 04 (also known as Type A) hand gun, that design's successor, Type 14, had no direct involvement from Nambu. Regardless, it was nicknamed the same, especially by US servicemen who captured them and failed to distinguish the two designs. Type 14 handguns were accepted for military service in 1925 (Taisho 14). Enhancements to the Type 14 design included a safety catch, two recoil springs instead of only one, and design tweaks to streamline manufacturing. Some of the Type 14 handguns deployed to northeastern China (ie. puppet regime of Manchukuo) had enlarged trigger guards for operators with winter gloves; some of these examples were shipped for use in the Aleutian Islands as well. Production lasted until the end of WW2; by then, 279,000 were made.Sources:
Ian Hogg, The Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons of World War II
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