An 'Artillery' Nambu and Lahti

[DonVoigt]

Rich,
All good and true points.
Just a couple ideas.
-you can mill a common piano hinge to make it more narrow, you have the machine! And you will have to mill relief for the hinge to fit flat.
-the home supply stores around here have very nice oak boards in all sizes- and well cured.
-look for an old hardwood table leaf, at a yard sale or where ever

I've not yet found a latch that didn't look "chintzy", still looking.

[KABAR2]

I want to compliment you on your machine work, very well done! I'm surprised you weren't temped to either slot or add a stock lug to the Nambu ..... of course you realize in 50 years when this information is all forgotten these will be on the Rock Island site as rare prototype pistols....

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by KABAR2

I want to compliment you on your machine work, very well done!

It's not about garnishing applause. It's about showing what can be done on a budget by a moron with a milling machine. A cheap-ass Chinese piece of sh*t actually. (The mill...not the moron)...

I'm trying to motivate others to roll their own.

I'm surprised you weren't temped to either slot or add a stock lug to the Nambu ...

One model of the Nambu (not the Type 14) used a Mauser-like stock-holster with a telescoping attachment. But the backstrap on the Type 14 is too thin (~.165") to mill a slot like the C96 has. Something could be brazed or welded on but that would destroy the profile and be even more uncomfortable to handle and shoot. So I ditched that idea.

But a Walther P38 could have a backstrap made that would hold the mainspring & guide and have a straight slot. Martz did exactly that with his P38 carbine conversions. I may try that, sometime in the future.

I have about a dozen unfinished projects sitting on my shelves, waiting for stock, or tooling, or just plain money. The Nambu can sit for a while...Maybe years...

BTW, I would be remiss if I did not credit Charles Danner with the refinishing of both of these handguns. Charles draw files, sands, and re-cuts any lettering/numbers as well as any logos that may be diminished by the metal removal. He then rust blues and straws the parts. Great job(s)!