Nambu Typ 14, range report

alvin · 07-01-2015, 07:00 PM

I had a Nambu T14 and T94 in the past. T14 came with 5 rounds of original 8mm cartridges in the holster pouch. The copper case already grew green rust.

Both were interesting pistols. I showed T14 to a college classmate who visited me. He hold it in hand, thought a while, asked "it's a Japanese WWII pistol in movies, isn't it?" (he's not a gun person).

A few years ago, another high school classmate's family visited me. Saw a few NCO shin-guntos I collected at that time. "Wow, you got this??!!!!"... I told him, "if you like, take one, my gift". But he worried he could not pass custom inspection so he did not. A few years passed, visited me again this year, asked "where are those swords?" ... I told him "too late, all gone now".

Zorba · 07-01-2015, 07:27 PM

I never updated this thread - but I removed the extractor, cleaned a TINY bit of crud out from under its lip, and re-installed.

Next range trip it shot flawlessly. No problems whatsoever.

Its a very nice shooting pistol, stupid accurate, and soft recoiling as you'd expect from a large .32 caliber gun. It could easily be my favorite except for the price/availability of ammo.

sheepherder · 07-13-2015, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by zormpas

...I removed the extractor, cleaned a TINY bit of crud out from under its lip, and re-installed.

Next range trip it shot flawlessly. No problems whatsoever.

Its a very nice shooting pistol, stupid accurate, and soft recoiling as you'd expect from a large .32 caliber gun. It could easily be my favorite except for the price/availability of ammo.

Got my stripped bolt with new extractor back from Don Schlickman today. Nice work! Fits great (hand fitted) and cycles cases flawlessly!

Don's extractor on left; original [chipped] on right on spare bolt.

I have no idea how it shoots. Powder is not sold here anymore.

07-01-2015, 07:00 PM	#1
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I had a Nambu T14 and T94 in the past. T14 came with 5 rounds of original 8mm cartridges in the holster pouch. The copper case already grew green rust. Both were interesting pistols. I showed T14 to a college classmate who visited me. He hold it in hand, thought a while, asked "it's a Japanese WWII pistol in movies, isn't it?" (he's not a gun person). A few years ago, another high school classmate's family visited me. Saw a few NCO shin-guntos I collected at that time. "Wow, you got this??!!!!"... I told him, "if you like, take one, my gift". But he worried he could not pass custom inspection so he did not. A few years passed, visited me again this year, asked "where are those swords?" ... I told him "too late, all gone now".

07-01-2015, 07:27 PM	#2
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	I never updated this thread - but I removed the extractor, cleaned a TINY bit of crud out from under its lip, and re-installed. Next range trip it shot flawlessly. No problems whatsoever. Its a very nice shooting pistol, stupid accurate, and soft recoiling as you'd expect from a large .32 caliber gun. It could easily be my favorite except for the price/availability of ammo.