The Type 94 pistol has some interesting design aspects which make it easy to mass produce. The outside sear bar sounds bad, but the Luger can also be fired by pressing on the sear bar plunger (disconnector).
Besides, like all auto pistols (including the Luger), the gun should be carried either with the chamber empty or cocked with the safety on. It really doesn't matter if the sear bar is on the outside or not. (The nonsense about a "suicide pistol" or a "surrender pistol" is just that, nonsense.)
As to Nambu quality (neither the Type 94 nor the Type 14 is a Nambu), the design could be better, but the quality of a Papa or Baby is very high, on a par with the Luger by any standards. The Type 14 was not a good design, but it also was designed for mass production. While early ones were well finished, most were not. Its greatest weakness was the firing pin.
Jim
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