Japanese 7mm Nambu Automatic Pistol Type B "Baby Nambu" Serial 1866. This is truly a one of kind collectible firearm. This Japanese pistol Type B, known as the Baby Nambu, is in great condition and all matching serial numbers. Bore is bright and shiny. There are a couple small areas that have very light surface pitting. The set comes complete with 2 matching number magazines, original hardshell holster with brass hardware and original cleaning rod. The holster does have a button missing on the ammo pouch part. See pictures for more details.
Pictures are of the actual firearm you will receive.
The Nambu Automatic Pistol Type B, or “Baby Nambu” as it is known in US collecting circles, is a scaled-down companion to the 1902 “Grandpa” Nambu pistol. It was intended as a private purchase option for officers who needed to carry a sidearm, but did not want or need a full size service pistol. It was chambered for the 7mm Nambu cartridge (roughly on par with .25ACP). Despite its small size and light cartridge, the Baby Nambu copied the complete locking system of the larger Nambu, resulting in a quite expensive pistol. As a result, demand was slim, and only 6500 were manufactured between 1903 and 1929, when production ended. Most of these were made by the Tokyo Army Arsenal, although production did move to the TG&E company in about 1923 (presumably after the great Tokyo earthquake).
As with all surplus firearms they should be checked by a professional gunsmith.
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