The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nambu Type 94 semi automatic pistol. Frame marked with the Nagoya Arsenal Torimatsu Factory stamp, three Japanese characters for Type 94, the serial number and 17.2 indicating March 1942. It has black chequered grips and detachable six shot magazine. A fixed square lanyard loop is attached to the back of the frame.
This type of pistol was noted in contemporary allied handbooks on the Japanese forces as having particularly crude construction, which prohibited positive alignment of barrel and cylinder, making its accuracy questionable.
Nambu Type 94 semi automatic pistol. Solid machined blued steel frame with a cocking knob at the rear with serrated edges. The right side of the frame is stamped with the Nagoya Torimatsu Factory mark
Nambu Type 94 semi automatic pistol. Solid machined steel frame missing the cocking and bolt mechanism. The right side of the frame is stamped with the Nagoya Torimatsu Factory mark, 13.5 (1938 May)
Nambu Type 94 semi automatic pistol. Solid machined blued steel frame with a cocking knob at the rear with serrated edges. The right side of the frame is stamped with the Nagoya Torimatsu Factory mark
Nambu Type 14 semi automatic pistol. Machined blued steel frame and top slide with knurled cocking knob at the rear. It has a safety lever on the left side and a large trigger guard. The frame is sta
Nambu Type 14 semi automatic pistol. Receiver marked with the Nagoya arsenal stamp, the serial number and 15.2 indicating March 1940. This pistol has an enlarged trigger guard. Unknown
Nambu Type 14 semi automatic pistol. Solit frame and a knurled round cocking piece. Receiver marked on the right side with the Nagoya arsenal stamp, the serial number and 14.10 indicating October 1939