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Originally Posted by Patronen

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthre...ambu-Prototype

The pistol has been discussed here before.

Thanks... I will post a little of it here for future reference

Nambu Prototype?

I'm sure probably not. But, it is sort of "Nambuesque". Some of you may have seen this on Gunbroker, but most likely not. It was very vaguely listed. Quite large, at 10 5/8" long, 6 1/2" tall. Barrel looks like that of a Luger, and is about .30 caliber. .30 Luger? Magazine is too short, for 7.62 Tokarev. Extremely well made, and executed. Finished "in the white". Marked on the inside of the magazine well, D. Lapanne 1940. It's so unique, I had to have it. Fortunately, nobody else bid. Machinist/gunsmith special? Prototype? Any ideas?

a few more snippets:

Pistol is chambered in .30 Luger. Round chambers, extracts, and ejects. Pulled a bullet, and the firing pin strikes center, and primer went bang. It is a blowback design, with a massive buffer spring, around the base of the mainspring. Striker/hammer spring is a plunger affair in the grip frame, similar a 1911. It gets curiouser, and curiouser