Dual Type 14 Nambu

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Dual Type 14 Nambu
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16+2 / 48
Damage Base Headshot × Chest × Stomach × Leg × Arm × Reload Speed
Partial Empty
29 ×2.6 = 75.4 ×1.7 = 49.3 ×1.6 = 46.4 ×1.1 = 31.9 ×1.05 = 30.45 4.4 Seconds 6.133 Seconds
Designation Weapon Type Fire Modes Fire Rate Bullet Spread ° Range Modifier Muzzle Velocity Projectile weight Weight
Type 14 Nambu Dual Pistols Semi 50 RPM 8.3° & 4.65° ADS 0.72 318 m/s 4.5 g (69.44 gr) 1.474 kg (3.24 lbs)
Full name Caliber Place of Origin Date Manufacturer Barrel Length Total Length Weapon Script Name
十四年式拳銃
Jūyon nen shiki kenjū
8×22mm Nambu Japan 1926 Koishikawa Arsenal 4.61 in (117 mm) 9.06 in (230 mm) weapon_dual_type14



The Type 14 Nambu is a Japanese semi-automatic service pistol chambered in 8×22mm Nambu. Produced by Japanese arsenals as part of the Nambu pistol family, it uses a recoil-operated mechanism and a single-stack magazine. The Type 14 is best known as the standard Imperial Japanese Army officer sidearm of the interwar period and World War II.

HISTORY

Japanese ordnance development moved toward semi-automatic pistols in the early 20th century as other nations adopted self-loading sidearms, and Kijirō Nambu’s designs formed the basis of Japan’s principal pistol family. The Type 14, adopted in 1926 (the 14th year of the Taishō era), was intended as a more economical, standardized service pistol than earlier Nambu variants, and it became the most widely issued Japanese officer pistol. Over its production life, changes were introduced to improve handling and simplify manufacture, including a larger trigger guard for gloved use on later pistols and multiple wartime expedients as materials and machining time became scarce.

By the late 1930s and throughout World War II, increasing production pressure reduced finish quality on many late-war Type 14s, though the pistols generally remained functional. After 1945, large numbers were collected as trophies and entered museums and private collections, while Japan’s postwar forces transitioned to other handguns under new security arrangements. As a result, the Type 14 is most closely associated with WWII-era service, and any later presence in Southeast Asia would primarily reflect leftover stocks or long-term circulation rather than standard Vietnam-era issue.

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