1936 NAGOYA-KOKUBUNJI NAMBU TYPE 14 for sale in Dallas Texas

$950.00

A nice representative sample of a 1936 pre-war Nambu Type 14, small trigger guard Nagoya Nambu with no alterations. All numbers match except the magazine, which is not uncommon on pre-1939 pistols, which allowed magazines to drop out freely. The blued finish is intact with a browning patina. The metal is smooth, with some very minor pitting, which is barely detectable. Scratch marks near the safety are typical on Nambus due to the design of the safety lever. Mahogany wood grips are in good condition with no splits or cracks. The bore is clean with sharp rifling. I have not fired it, but it seems to function correctly. Photos show white grease used to highlight markings.

FROM: NAMBUWORLD:
"The key markings are on the right rear part of the frame. The first mark in the upper row is the Nagoya Arsenal logo, a stylized version of two mythological shachi (dolphins) with their bodies curved upwards and meeting at the top and their heads meeting at the bottom (the small circle). Nagoya Arsenal was responsible for the supervision of the company that made this gun. That company was Chuo Kogyo, formed in late 1936 when the Nambu Rifle Mfg. Co. merged. The second symbol in the upper row is the kanji nan/nam. It means south, but is also the first character in Nambu. Chuo Kogyo continued to use this mark as its logo to capitalize on the reputation of the founder of the Nambu company, famed weapons designer Lt. Gen. Kijiro Nambu, who stayed on as an advisor to the company after the merger. The rest of the upper row is the serial number. The lower row starts with the kanji character sho, short for Showa, the name of Emperor Hirohito's reign. The {12.9} indicates the gun was made in the {ninth} month of the 12th year of his reign. The small mark below the dot in 12.9 is the kanji character to as in Tokyo. It indicates the gun passed the final inspection. The reason this mark is used is that it is believed that although Nagoya Arsenal was responsible for inspecting Chuo Kogyo, the actual inspections were carried out by Tokyo Arsenal personnel. This would make sense, because the factory was in Kokubunji, a suburb west of Tokyo, rather far from Nagoya."

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