type 14 Nambu #2

[John Sabato]

Hi Mike, As I recall, Ed Tinker and George Anderson are two folks who are pretty knowledgeable about the Nambu's... Ed is in Oregon this week and is only checking in occasionally... but George is usually on every day.

I can't help you at all here, because compared to German guns, Japanese guns have always looked to me like they were made by convicts with files inside a prison in secret... Not exactly high quality.

I have never had much of an interest in them...

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by John Sabato

I can't help you at all here, because compared to German guns, Japanese guns have always looked to me like they were made by convicts with files inside a prison in secret... Not exactly high quality.

I have never had much of an interest in them...

John:

I once shared your opinion, until I started collecting and shooting pre-war Type 14 Nambus.

They are of excellent fit and finish and, in my opinion, of generally better design than the Luger.

Really, they are a modified C-96 System Mauser with the Luger's frame and magazine (an over simplification).

The only thing I really don't find up to par is the safty device (sure, but placed way out of reach of the shooting hand for operation). Some complain regarding the 8mm cartridge, but I find it in the same "range" as the 7.65mm Parabellum.

The next time you get a chance to really take a look at a fine pre-war Type 14, you should.

Sieger