The 8mm Type 94 Japanese pistol was manufactured from 1935 to 1945. Approx. 70,000 were manufactured, about half the number of the much more common Type 14 Nambu pistol. The 3.8"" barrel has an excellent bore with bright, strong rifling. The gun retains approx. 90% blue with the grip straps and trigger guard fading and 50% straw finish. The left lower frame has three Japanese characters above the grip followed by the characters for safe and fire at the safety lever. The right side of the frame is marked from the rear reading forward with a Japanese character followed by 16.9 (September, 1941) over the Nagoya Arsenal logo followed by a Japanese character with the serial number to the right. The magazine is mismatching. The checkered black plastic grips are excellent. The action functions correctly. This is a nice example of a pre-Pearl Harbor Type 94 pistol before production quality deteriorated as the war wore on. This would fill the gap in any Japanese Type 94 pistol collection for a nice pre-Pearl Harbor example.