Type 14 Nambu
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VC |
 Type 14 Nambu |
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Everyone Except Sniper |
8+1 / 16 |
| Damage Base | Headshot × | Chest × | Stomach × | Leg × | Arm × | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Empty | ||||||
| 36 | ×2.6 = 93.6 | ×1.7 = 61.2 | ×1.6 = 57.6 | ×1.1 = 39.6 | ×1.05 = 37.8 | 2.23 Seconds | 3 Seconds |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 14 Nambu | Pistol | Semi | 50 RPM | 6.3° & 2.65° ADS | 0.82 | 318 m/s | 4.5 g (69.44 gr) | 0.737 kg (1.625 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_type14 |
The Nambu Pistols are a series of semi-automatic pistols produced by the Japanese company Koishikawa Arsenal. The series has three variants, the Type A, the Type B (also known as the Baby Nambu), and the Type 14.
HISTORY
Before the Nambu, Japan's only service pistol was the Type 26 revolver, used notably during the First Sino-Japanese War. With the emergence of semi-automatic designs in the 1890s, including the influential Mauser C96, the Nambu was designed following a Japanese commission's report on European military developments.
The first Nambu, Type A, was completed in 1902 but never adopted, though some were sold to China and Siam. The Type B was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Royal Thai Army in the 1920s. The Type 14, adopted in 1926, served the Imperial Japanese Army until 1945. Nambu pistols, often carried in ornate holsters, were symbols of prestige rather than combat tools. Approximately 400,000 Nambu pistols were produced during the war, compared to over a million M1911 pistols by the US.
The Type 14 Nambu, named after the 14th year of the Taishō era (1926), was designed to reduce production costs. It fires the 8×22mm Nambu and was a standard issue sidearm for officers from 1927, selling for 78 yen by 1939. Approximately 400,000 were produced, but many were destroyed by soldiers to prevent enemy capture.
Later models featured a larger trigger guard for use with gloves, a knurled steel cocking knob, and, after 1940, an auxiliary magazine spring for easier reloading. In 1944, a redesigned cocking knob simplified production. Unlike earlier models, the Type 14 lacks a grip safety.
Pre-1937 models were well made, but quality declined during the war to meet production demands, though they remained functional. Wartime resource shortages also led to a shift from leather to rubberized canvas holsters.
Many American servicemen brought Nambu pistols home as war trophies. Production ceased after the war, with the M1911A1 replacing the Nambu in Japan's Self-Defense Forces and police.
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