Nambu Type 14 Pistol

[MikeP]

Bought a 14 and sword from a local vet friend recently.
Still had 20 rounds in the pouch.
Pistol and ammo have been in the holster since the war and all in mint condition.
I know that is not always the case, but I have seen it before.
Seen some bad ones as well.

[Maestro]

Originally Posted by MikeP

Bought a 14 and sword from a local vet friend recently.

Japanese sword?
Do you have pictures?

[sheepherder]

If you have a Nambu Type 14 (or Papa or Baby) please post pictures of them! This IS a Nambu thread...

Edit: I leeched a couple pics from Zoompas' thread...

Olle's T14 -



Zorbas' T14 -

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by zormpas

Headstamped "H.D.S. 8mm NAMBU".

Originally Posted by zormpas

This ammo is reputed to feed and shoot well, but as I have yet to try it myself in my weapon, all bets are off! Goddess only knows the provenance of the brass.

Found the answer to that -

http://collectorguns35625.yuku.com/t...1929-Standards

"Huntington had basic 357 Sig cases necked to 8mm and had their headstamp applied: HDS 8mm Nambu."

Huntington Die Specialties makes the RCBS line of reloading dies (and probably everything else as well); their quality is excellent.

[Olle]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

If you have a Nambu Type 14 (or Papa or Baby) please post pictures of them! This IS a Nambu thread...

Here's one I restored a while back, belongs to a friend of me now...

[Olle]

I also have a "Luger" I bought on eBay a couple of years ago:

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Olle

Here's one I restored a while back, belongs to a friend of me now...

Thank you for the pics!

The grips are interesting; I don't recall if Teri addressed that on her site - Why do some Type 14's have completely checkered/grooved grips, and some only 75%???

BTW: How difficult is it to field strip the T14??? Does the trigger guard sequence pull down easily or is it a bear that requires three hands??? (I've read the takedown procedure; it sounds hard)...

[Olle]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Thank you for the pics!

The grips are interesting; I don't recall if Teri addressed that on her site - Why do some Type 14's have completely checkered/grooved grips, and some only 75%???

BTW: How difficult is it to field strip the T14??? Does the trigger guard sequence pull down easily or is it a bear that requires three hands??? (I've read the takedown procedure; it sounds hard)...

Those grips are not original, I suspect that they are either a field replacements or made by Bubba here in the US. I don't know why the grooves vary, and there are subvariations of them as well. You obviously have to count the grooves to be sure that they are correct for your pistol.

The field strip is a two hand operation if you push the barrel against something (table, work bench etc) instead of pushing with your hand. The rest is easy, as long as the trigger guard slides off as it should. If it's stuck, soak in Kroil, then tap it loose with a hammer and a nylon punch.

[Zorba]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

BTW: How difficult is it to field strip the T14??? Does the trigger guard sequence pull down easily or is it a bear that requires three hands??? (I've read the takedown procedure; it sounds hard)...

Its not bad - except the trigger guard is a PITA on mine to get started off. Once you've moved it the first 1/16th inch, it slides right off. I think something needs stoning.

The nice thing is that all the springs literally fall out of the thing - so I ordered a complete new set from Wolff. Not the apparent nightmare the Luger recoil spring is - which I also ordered a new one of those and will be installing it soon. I've seen 2 methods to replace that one - the one here, and another on youtube.

I've been exchanging emails with Hugh about doing some grip work on mine (Nambu) - it has a bad crack in the middle, and my jig was inadequate so I ended up making the situation worse.

[sheepherder]

Thought I'd add a link to an old COTW table of cartridge dimensions...Might be of some slight interest...

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by zormpas

Its not bad - except the trigger guard is a PITA on mine to get started off. Once you've moved it the first 1/16th inch, it slides right off. I think something needs stoning.
,....

I have had some that I could not get the trigger assembly off, had to soak and then bang off with a mallet.

old, sticky oil, plus it might have just been tight?

[Maestro]

Originally Posted by Olle

Here's one I restored a while back, belongs to a friend of me now...

wow this is gorgeous! awesome work