Guns International #: 101030024
Seller's Inventory #: D12327
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Guns International #: 101030024
Category - Military Pistols - Japanese
- Nambu Pistols
Seller's Information
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Seller: Simpson Ltd
Company: Simpson Ltd Member Since: 9/28/17
State:
Illinois
Zip: 61401
Country: United States
Phone: (309) 342-5800
Active Listings: 0
Total Listings: 2025
Seller Type:FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSE (FFL): is required on all shipments of modern guns. All items shipped to an Illinois address will be charged 8.75% sales tax. Payment Methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Personal Check, Money Order
JAPANESE TYPE 14 NAMBU
Description: 8mm Nambu; 50% blue, poor bore, good grips, 4 5/8'' barrel, Toriimatsu Nagoya Arsenal series 2, manufactured May 1945. Original blue finish and slab wood grips. All matching including the magazine. Standard Japanese markings, the top of the barrel is hand stamped with a small G and S. The left grip panel has a series of 7 holes carved in a circular pattern near the magazine release button. The lanyard bar on the back of the frame has been removed. The safety lever on the left side of the receiver is a fabricated replacement. Also, the bore has been reamed out smooth and the chamber is reamed oversize. The firing pin is ground off as well. Accompanying this pistol is a heavy cottonLuger pistol holster, fitted with a leather pull strap and takedown tool pouch under the flap. The flap has a Lift-the-Dot snap fastener and is fitted on the back with double belt hooks very similar to British stylegear attachments. This type of holster was issued by the Dutch with their Luger pistols in the East Indies colonies due to the attrition from climate on leather goods. The holster came with this Nambu pistol, and the holster is marked inside the flap with a written G.S. mark, similar to the marking on top of the pistols barrel. This G.S. mark refers to the Gunsmith School in Java in the East Indies prior to and probably after WWII. Armorers were supplied from this school to maintain and repair firearms both in the main arsenal in Bandung and in the field. Speculation is that this pistol was acquired after the war when the colonies were reestablished by the Dutch, and for some reason "deactivated" by the armorers. The 7 holes on the left grip panel may be to mark the gun as a deactivated weapon, or a weapon for training purposes only. The pistol has thin finish overall and the grips show some handling. Mechanically the pistol is fine. The holster is a rare item, and is in very good original intact condition, showing some soiling and staining. SOLD Curio/Relic: Yes Serial Number: 71062 |
Guns International #: 101030024
Seller's Inventory #: D12327
Guns International #: 101030024
Seller's Inventory #: D12327