I'm amazed by how collectors have "discovered" Japanese weapons from WW2 in recent years. In December 1983, I bought a "Papa" Nambu pistol, and two Arisaka rifles ( one each in 6.5 and 7.7) for a grand total of $100, sales tax included.
@@makeintoschu Arisaka rifles have become quite expensive now, here in the USA. I last saw one for sale in a gun store two years ago, and it was priced at $795.
Slight correction. Patton did NOT carry two ivory handled Colts. One was an ivory handled Colt in .45 caliber and the other was a Smith and Wesson in .357 Magnum. Okay, I'm a military trivia nerd.
@@estroll5034 Well, only kinda, they don't consider them to be katanas, either at the time or now. Shin gunto, mass produced, machined sword blades that look similar to katanas (although some of the older ones have like katana blades and a hand guard).
@@Lowlandlord Katana, Shin Gunto or かたな) is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. It's literally a definition of katana. GOTIT?
@@Kinosaurus except the part where one differentiates between things like katana, or tachi, based on which side of the tang the swordsmith's mark was, slight difference in curvature, and carrying style (tachi was carried edge-down, like a traditional saber, in a scabbard hanging from the belt, while the katana was carried edge-up, in the obi, as a means of faccilitating faster draw - understandable, as the tachi was a cavalry sword intended for war, while the katana was used prominently during peacetime in small-scale skirmishes between mostly unarmored combatants).
It's a bit interesting, but this little thing is basically the 'grandpa' of the Ruger .22 semi-auto pistols. The story is that Bill Ruger got one of these from a returning Marine after WWII and proceeded to make a hand made copy of it. After that, he took the general form and maybe one or two other ideas from it, plus one or two things from the Luger and made a .22 blowback pistol that ended up being popular enough that he couldn't make them fast enough to keep up with demand. I like to think that is part of the reason that all of the 'pre-Mark IV' Rugers are 'interesting' to take apart. I never had too much trouble getting the Mark III apart, but I'm kind of used to weird older pistols like for instance the Type 14 Nambu or the C96 Broomhandle.
USSEnterpriseA1701 Nice copy and paste piece of fallacy. You don't even know if that's true or not, just spreading the same bs you read somewhere or heard in some guy talk in some gun channel, they all repeat the same piece of text Fact is that this Nambu design comes from Luger, itbwas heavily inspired by the Luger P08 and Mauser C96, so obviously so does that Ruger pistol
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess As noted in the October 1996 issue of Guns magazine: One of the interesting sidelights to the "Baby" Nambu story is that Bill Ruger had two in his personal collection. He copied the "Baby" concept, making two more, although both were in .22 rather than 7mm. Ruger considered his "Baby" Nambus too concealable and, before getting into the casting business, too expensive to produce by conventional methods. Nevertheless, a picture of Ruger's prototype "Baby" appears on page 48 of Wilson's Ruger & His Guns. Found at www.rugertalk.com/articles/the-baby-nambu-and-its-importance-to-ruger.102/ I believe this story preexisted the internet. I seem to recall reading something similar to this article in an old issue of Gun Digest perhaps from the early 1980s.
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Jesus H. Christ, dude...take a few deep breaths, maybe listen to some New Age meditation music...just calm down. You act like you went looking for him to get the $50 he owes you, and you found him while he was talking shit about your mother. Or something. Anyway: the Ruger Mk II is strikingly similar to the Luger P08 in appearance and ergonomics, but I'd say the resemblance ends there. It's been quite awhile since I last shot/stripped/cleaned a Mk II, but I do seem to recall the action on it was a lot like the Nambu, and virtually nothing like the Luger; the former was simple and robust, whereas the latter suffered from the classic German predilection for over-engineering the bejeezus out of all things mechanical. Which would seem to make a lot of sense. the Nambu-inspired action would be far easier and cheaper to manufacture, and that'd be reflected on the price tag. Besides that: the mechanical properties of the Nambu/Mk II are more ammo-tolerant; the Luger P08 tends to be a little picky when it comes to ammo.
The one and only box of original 7mm Nambu ammunition I've ever seen was for sale about twenty years ago...for $950.00. The vendor had a few loose rounds as well...I bought one for $30.
Unneeded for the cartridge and complicated, but that's a smart (and aesthetically pleasing) design! I especially liked the magazine release button detail ( 8:58 ).
I remembered my Great Uncle telling me Stories in the Pacific theatre WW2, and how he picked this gun up and how he almost shot his pinky off. I guess some war stories are more different than others XD.
It's kinda fascinating that the Japanese were well-known to be ruthless and sadistic during WW2 against civilians and POWs, yet every time a Japanese veteran is interviewed, they are extremely polite, humble, and ashamed in participating in the war.
Pre war I think the yen and the dollar were par with each other so 180 yen = $180. If you crank in inflation to today's dollar you're looking at maybe $2,000 ?
@@pfitz9346 The inflation history of USD and yen were quite different though. I guess he was saying 180 pre-WWII US dollars had the same purchasing power as 2000 modern dollars.
I really enjoyed this takedown and I learnt a lot about the quality of early 20th century Japanese workmanship, baby nambu looks like it would have needed very maintenance but I know almost nothing of guns in fact the last time i touched one was a mk3 Lee Enfield with the army cadets.. I was 14.
This looks like it has quite nice machine work on the internals. When I got my Type 38 I was surprised how smooth the bolt was and how good the fit and finish is. The Type 99 has a decently smooth bolt but the machine work is much less refined (at least the several examples I've handled, I am sure the later in the war they got, the less they worried about such things)
A such better perception of any other weapon than japanese － is wnen you recognize that some detail polish non ice cold machine but nice sweet white hands jaoanwse schoolgirl
Nam of Nambu, and Nam of Vietnam, are the same Chinese Character, meaning "South". Also, Nam of Gangnam Style. So, Japanese, Vietnam, and Korean pronounce them as Nam, but Chinese now days pronounce it as Nan as in Nanjing (Nanjing means South Capital, where as Beijing means North Capital ).
I had heard or read somewhere that some Japanese pistols (Nambu's?) We're called suicide pistols, not (just) because they were used for suicide but because they had an external or exposed sear that made them a hazard to their owners. Can anyone clarify this?
That was a Type 94. And yes it was made throughout the war but was really a last resort option especially during the end when Japan was desperate to continue fighting. It was poorly manufactured with little though put into safety.
The Type 94 was not a late was design; it was introduced before WWII began. And it was not actually a hazard to those who carried it. This is a gun widely misunderstood.
If you were in charge of weapon procurement in Japan or China in 1904, what pistols would you like to buy or copy? The Belgian FN Model 1903 (aka Browning No.2) designed by John Browning that fired the 9x20mmSR Browning Long cartridge was an enticing choice. There was also the US Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (in .32 ACP) & the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer (in .38 ACP). And the early Luger Modell 1900 Parabellum in 7.65x21mm Parabellum (.30 Luger) was around. The Mauser C96 was called the Chinese C.96 (in 7.63mm Mauser) & was the most common and popular pistol in China since the beginning of the Republic in 1909, imported from Germany and Spain (Astra 900 and MM31), but mostly produced locally in various arsenals.
180 yen for this pistol vs a 1903 at 100 yen? I'm not too well versed with 1920s Japanese economics, but thats a REALLY small number. I know you have to account for inflation and whatnot, but that is still under $5 for both pistols.
Some part of me wants to see how a Japanese engineering team would build a modern pistol. Even without a long history of firearm experience I imagine a Japanese engineer could shift that knowledge into an amazing gunsmithing creation.
So the nambu gun do not have a hammer because the striker is directly accelerated by the spring and the trigger just let it go (let it go let it gooo (sorry))
What a bizarre pistol. Like taking apart a clock! Lots of small parts and complex disassembly coupled with weird shape and anemic round are all ideal for Pacific Jungle fighting...
Bill Ruger bought a Nambu off a marine returning from the Pacific war that was the ispiration for his Standard .22 pistol, which everyone seems to believe was inspired by the Luger.
Certain features were inspired from the Luger and the Luger's the more visually iconic and of course popular firearm among most people. That's my guess as to why because the Ruger should definitely be known more in relation to the Nambu than the Luger based on design.
I never did understand why the Nambu cartridges were made with such anemic powder loads. Looking at the size and shape of the cartridges I would've expected 8mm Nambu to be a little bit above the 7.63mm Mauser, and the 7mm Nambu to be comparable to .32 ACP.
Different frame of mind mate. Most nations didn't consider a pistol to be a strategically important military weapon, save as a close range, last ditch for officers. The real weapons were rifles, cannons, and airplanes.
Which book would you recommend for understanding basic concepts like short recoil, blocked breach. I would like to learn this from a technological point of view to better understand these guns
Did they use English letters as in Nambu Type A or where they Japanese characters in some kind of equivalent translate. Nanbu's have always been my favourite looking pistol other then the Luger.
The reason officers are issued pistols is to prevent themselves from being captured by the enemy. During the same time period, American generals were issued the Colt M1903 in .32acp. Any of these are adequate to do that job, even a .22 or a .25 would work. Enlisted ranks are issued a hand grenade for that purpose.
Just how much of a "wimpy" round 7mm Nambu is: it fires 4 grams of lead at 240 m/s. For reference, a 16J air rifle in .177 fires 0.5 grams of lead, also at 240 ms, so there...
You accidentally upload these video a couple of weeks ago then you took it down. It's nice to see you have a catalog you can play if something' happens.
I think the baby nambu designer and the nagant designer got drunk together one night and got the idea to see who could make a pistol with the most complicated tear down. It might be a tie.
I can see it accidentally discharging in certain situations. I bet a few tank commanders had discharges getting knocked around inside the turret driving along. Their holster had the pistol around the stomach area and with a exposed sear I can see it happening.
Why does dry firing the gun run the risk of damaging that tab? The plate moves down and releases the tab (and therefore striker). The same sequence of events happens with a live round int he chamber, so why is one scenario bad for the pistol and one okay? I would be more worried about just general use wearing down that plate and preventing it from catching the striker..
The Japanese had a doctrine with their manufacturing that can be seen with their aircraft, cars, guns, etc. where they would use more manpower but smaller amounts of resources to make their weapons and such. This is because most of their materials had to be imported, and as a result this was the cheaper way to do it. This is why you don't see parts like the slide on the M1911 in Japanese firearms.
It obviously looks like a baby Luger or Glisenti! And, wimpy as the 7mm cartridge can be, I wouldn't want to be hit by such a round, especially at close range.
How does the striker get recocked if you are still holding the trigger? Surely if the trigger is held the sear will also be held open, leaving nothing for the striker lug to catch on?
The barrel&barrel extention operates the trigger disconnect, the actual trigger makes contact with a spring loaded plunger that in turn trips the sear. The whole system is reset by the short recoil action.
I assume the striker sear moves rearward a little bit as the recoil pushed the barrel and bolt rearward, letting the trigger bar pop up into the frame, holding the sear bar in place till you release the trigger, and the trigger bar pops back down setting the sear back to cocked... It would be a very simple system, it just takes a few words to describe.. so I hope that makes sense...
The actual sear is pinned and fixed to the frame, it doesn't move in any other direction then pivoting up and down. The spring loaded plunger moves back and forth resetting the trigger and also preventing the gun from firing out of battery, gun design isn't that simple...
I have a question: I'm putting together a cosplay of a WWII British pilot, I was wondering about what standard issue weapons were for RAF pilots. I'm interested in particularly later in the war, as the character I have in mind is a seasoned pilot as opposed to a rookie one.
Thanks. When you say blowback .32 ACP, did you mean like captured Walther pistols? Or separate designs? The automatic guns are definitely more this character's personality than a wheel gun.
Any prewar 7.65 blow back pistol available commercially could be a conceivable option. Otherwise I would say a .38 Calibre Webley, a Webley automatic, a Luger if you were special/lucky, or a Hi power.
There is something, I think the Geneva Convention actually, which would not be binding to a number of nations that were not signatories, that requires military doctors to be armed actually. They have a legal and moral obligation to defend their patients in the case the hospital or whatever is overrun.
When a papa and a mama Nambu love each other very much...
Papa was a Luger.
@@bobbylee2853 Mama was a 380, and baby dreamt of being a .50
I'm amazed by how collectors have "discovered" Japanese weapons from WW2 in recent years. In December 1983, I bought a "Papa" Nambu pistol, and two Arisaka rifles ( one each in 6.5 and 7.7) for a grand total of $100, sales tax included.
god i wish that was me...
Geez, I had to pay more than 1000 $ for an Arisaka alone here in Poland...
@@makeintoschu Arisaka rifles have become quite expensive now, here in the USA. I last saw one for sale in a gun store two years ago, and it was priced at $795.
People were sleeping on japanese weapons for such a long time after WW2. Its such a shame too since they are so interesting.
@@kevins1114 It must still have the mum on it. I paid $250 for a non mummed Type 99 4 or 5 years ago.
I want the Great Great Aunt Twice Removed Nambu 88mm anti-aircraft gun.
Is the Great Great grandaunt's cousin on her mother's side, twice removed, concealed carry?
Nah concealed carry is a fetus nambu
What about the pocket carry "Fetus Nambu" ?
Japanese Kolibri! XD
that fetus was aborted
With full Bayonet lug!
@@mntlmentos so the bayonet lug is like the tail? For this species it disappears before the baby is born, but is present in some stages of pregnancy?
They tried a version but it was aborted
A beautiful piece of engineering and manufacturing even when it's overly complicated for the intended use and result.
Dang, that recoil spring looks like it came out of a ballpoint pen.
Guy Smiley nice thumbnail
It probably did.
Glad to see this video is now officially released. ;) Thanks for yet another fantastic episode!
“When you reach a certain rank/job, you just don’t need a heavy pistol anymore”
Except Patton. Patton needs not one Ivory handled Colt, but often two.
They were just decoration , like these kids today with there oversized watches .
“Killing Gun”
I think Patton fully intended to shoot anyone that gave him an excuse. Gotta have enough gun if you want to use it
Slight correction. Patton did NOT carry two ivory handled Colts. One was an ivory handled Colt in .45 caliber and the other was a Smith and Wesson in .357 Magnum. Okay, I'm a military trivia nerd.
Tom Justis I stand corrected. Nothing wrong with knowing your stuff.
I must say though, a .357 is also in character
Baby Nambu. Sounds like a Star Wars character.
Arc-Enemy of Jaja Bings
God knows, we need one!
Yes sorry, I really forgot how to write his name. But I actually did not hate him.
That's where they got the name for the Planet.
Yes! for example,,, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi, both of them were invented from OBI(帯＝Belt) and JIDAI(時代＝Age) in Japanese.
I owned and shot one. It's very complicated to make 7mm Nambu ammo. But so much fun to shoot!
This can't be a Japanese gun, it doesn't have a bayonet lug!
They'd carry a katana with it
@@estroll5034 Well, only kinda, they don't consider them to be katanas, either at the time or now. Shin gunto, mass produced, machined sword blades that look similar to katanas (although some of the older ones have like katana blades and a hand guard).
@@Lowlandlord Katana, Shin Gunto or かたな) is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. It's literally a definition of katana. GOTIT?
@@Kinosaurus except the part where one differentiates between things like katana, or tachi, based on which side of the tang the swordsmith's mark was, slight difference in curvature, and carrying style (tachi was carried edge-down, like a traditional saber, in a scabbard hanging from the belt, while the katana was carried edge-up, in the obi, as a means of faccilitating faster draw - understandable, as the tachi was a cavalry sword intended for war, while the katana was used prominently during peacetime in small-scale skirmishes between mostly unarmored combatants).
Plot twist: That's not a baby nambu, that's a Ruger mk
“Don’t you ever talk to me or my son again!” - Nambu Senior.
It's a bit interesting, but this little thing is basically the 'grandpa' of the Ruger .22 semi-auto pistols. The story is that Bill Ruger got one of these from a returning Marine after WWII and proceeded to make a hand made copy of it. After that, he took the general form and maybe one or two other ideas from it, plus one or two things from the Luger and made a .22 blowback pistol that ended up being popular enough that he couldn't make them fast enough to keep up with demand. I like to think that is part of the reason that all of the 'pre-Mark IV' Rugers are 'interesting' to take apart. I never had too much trouble getting the Mark III apart, but I'm kind of used to weird older pistols like for instance the Type 14 Nambu or the C96 Broomhandle.
USSEnterpriseA1701 Nice copy and paste piece of fallacy. You don't even know if that's true or not, just spreading the same bs you read somewhere or heard in some guy talk in some gun channel, they all repeat the same piece of text
Fact is that this Nambu design comes from Luger, itbwas heavily inspired by the Luger P08 and Mauser C96, so obviously so does that Ruger pistol
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess As noted in the October 1996 issue of Guns magazine: One of the interesting sidelights to the "Baby" Nambu story is that Bill Ruger had two in his personal collection. He copied the "Baby" concept, making two more, although both were in .22 rather than 7mm. Ruger considered his "Baby" Nambus too concealable and, before getting into the casting business, too expensive to produce by conventional methods. Nevertheless, a picture of Ruger's prototype "Baby" appears on page 48 of Wilson's Ruger & His Guns.
Found at www.rugertalk.com/articles/the-baby-nambu-and-its-importance-to-ruger.102/
I believe this story preexisted the internet. I seem to recall reading something similar to this article in an old issue of Gun Digest perhaps from the early 1980s.
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Jesus H. Christ, dude...take a few deep breaths, maybe listen to some New Age meditation music...just calm down. You act like you went looking for him to get the $50 he owes you, and you found him while he was talking shit about your mother. Or something.
Anyway: the Ruger Mk II is strikingly similar to the Luger P08 in appearance and ergonomics, but I'd say the resemblance ends there. It's been quite awhile since I last shot/stripped/cleaned a Mk II, but I do seem to recall the action on it was a lot like the Nambu, and virtually nothing like the Luger; the former was simple and robust, whereas the latter suffered from the classic German predilection for over-engineering the bejeezus out of all things mechanical.
Which would seem to make a lot of sense. the Nambu-inspired action would be far easier and cheaper to manufacture, and that'd be reflected on the price tag. Besides that: the mechanical properties of the Nambu/Mk II are more ammo-tolerant; the Luger P08 tends to be a little picky when it comes to ammo.
I can't say I ever had a problem taking a Ruger Mk II apart. Putting one back together though, that's a different story.
The one and only box of original 7mm Nambu ammunition I've ever seen was for sale about twenty years ago...for $950.00.
The vendor had a few loose rounds as well...I bought one for $30.
Beautiful machining.
Look at all of those tiny parts just waiting to be lost. What a nightmare.
My grandfather gave my brother and I both each a Nambu. I got a "Grampa" Nambu and my brother got one of the "Poppa/Papa" Nambu.
What a fine workmanship. It comes close to clock making.
Unneeded for the cartridge and complicated, but that's a smart (and aesthetically pleasing) design!
I especially liked the magazine release button detail ( 8:58 ).
Haven't I seen this a few weeks ago?
Exactly my thoughts.. GLITCH IN THE MATRIX
Glad I'm not the only one. I thought I was going crazy. Or I was developing a strangely specific precognitive ability....
That is not a pistol. it is a Japanese puzzle box!
LOL
If I remember correctly Midway went from a gunsmithing/gun store to mail order house over Nambu reloading brass.
貴重な銃ですね。
大切になさってください。
it's a precious gun.Please take good care of
yourself
What do you mean, take good care of YOURSELF??
Great mechanical puzzle. Like many old firearms, amazing how designed, and machined.
I remembered my Great Uncle telling me Stories in the Pacific theatre WW2, and how he picked this gun up and how he almost shot his pinky off.
I guess some war stories are more different than others XD.
One COULD ask how was he holding it that his pinky was in a position to BE almost shot off =)
Now we can see this baby Nambu and the Father Nambu are in their natural habitat. Enjoying the gentle handling of the Gun Jesus😂
All small arms are worthy (and interesting) in the sight of the Gun Jesus!
It's kinda fascinating that the Japanese were well-known to be ruthless and sadistic during WW2 against civilians and POWs, yet every time a Japanese veteran is interviewed, they are extremely polite, humble, and ashamed in participating in the war.
War is hell.
Such a minute, complicated mechanism. Great to see you dissassemble and assemble.
When i watch your videos I feel like I attending Forgotten Weapons University.
If they went smaller than this would it be a premature baby nambu
Rusty lungzs Fetus Nambu
Rusty lungzs And then the smallest would be Sperm Nambu
Whats a Nambortion look like?
and then when the gun's condition goes beyond repair you can call it an abortion
Pooky Nambu.
I can't tell you how much I love that you make videos over these firearms!
I wish I could buy a colt for 100 yen, 100 yen nowadays wont even buy you 1 soda
Pre war I think the yen and the dollar were par with each other so 180 yen = $180. If you crank in inflation to today's dollar you're looking at maybe $2,000 ?
@@jerryholt5290 actually it's closer to 20,000 yen for 180 dollars American rather than 2000.
@@pfitz9346 The inflation history of USD and yen were quite different though. I guess he was saying 180 pre-WWII US dollars had the same purchasing power as 2000 modern dollars.
Something about taking these machines apart and seeing how they work is very satisfying to me
I would like to see:
Danuvia 39m/43m
Lahti pistol
Suomi KP-31
Entäs Valmetin/Sakon rynnäkkökivääri 62/95?
Ianilla itse asiassa on Valmet M76, siitä ei tosin taida vielä olla videota.
Video about Peltiheikki aka m/44 would be awesome.
I really enjoyed this takedown and I learnt a lot about the quality of early 20th century Japanese workmanship, baby nambu looks like it would have needed very maintenance but I know almost nothing of guns in fact the last time i touched one was a mk3 Lee Enfield with the army cadets.. I was 14.
cool vid Ian!
lol what video did that picture come from?
spef 😂love dat pic!
What an extraordinarily complicated piece of work relative to its production and purpose.
This looks like it has quite nice machine work on the internals. When I got my Type 38 I was surprised how smooth the bolt was and how good the fit and finish is. The Type 99 has a decently smooth bolt but the machine work is much less refined (at least the several examples I've handled, I am sure the later in the war they got, the less they worried about such things)
A such better perception of any other weapon than japanese － is wnen you recognize that some detail polish non ice cold machine but nice sweet white hands jaoanwse schoolgirl
Nam of Nambu, and Nam of Vietnam, are the same Chinese Character, meaning "South".
Also, Nam of Gangnam Style.
So, Japanese, Vietnam, and Korean pronounce them as Nam, but Chinese now days pronounce it as Nan as in Nanjing
(Nanjing means South Capital, where as Beijing means North Capital ).
I love your content! been watching for a long time. Please keep it up!
That's actually a really slick design. I like it much more than the double recoil springs of the webley and walther p38 pistols.
I had heard or read somewhere that some Japanese pistols (Nambu's?) We're called suicide pistols, not (just) because they were used for suicide but because they had an external or exposed sear that made them a hazard to their owners. Can anyone clarify this?
yes, that is a late war model, not a Nambu, i don't remember the name but TFB has a video on it
That was a Type 94. And yes it was made throughout the war but was really a last resort option especially during the end when Japan was desperate to continue fighting. It was poorly manufactured with little though put into safety.
Thanks guys!
The Type 94 was not a late was design; it was introduced before WWII began. And it was not actually a hazard to those who carried it. This is a gun widely misunderstood.
Did you ever do a full video on the Type 94, all I could find was the slow-mo one I linked above.
These are just like German high ranking officers' 6,35 and 7,65 Walthers.. The 9mm Luger and the P-38 were for combat.
If you were in charge of weapon procurement in Japan or China in 1904, what pistols would you like to buy or copy?
The Belgian FN Model 1903 (aka Browning No.2) designed by John Browning that fired the 9x20mmSR Browning Long cartridge was an enticing choice. There was also the US Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (in .32 ACP) & the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer (in .38 ACP). And the early Luger Modell 1900 Parabellum in 7.65x21mm Parabellum (.30 Luger) was around. The Mauser C96 was called the Chinese C.96 (in 7.63mm Mauser) & was the most common and popular pistol in China since the beginning of the Republic in 1909, imported from Germany and Spain (Astra 900 and MM31), but mostly produced locally in various arsenals.
180 yen for this pistol vs a 1903 at 100 yen?
I'm not too well versed with 1920s Japanese economics, but thats a REALLY small number. I know you have to account for inflation and whatnot, but that is still under $5 for both pistols.
Well even wimps can kill if necessary. Good info. Love all the info on these old guns.
Given that Japanese Army officers had the choice of (and had to buy their own) pistols, can we call the Luger P-08 the "Stepbro" Nambu?
What an elegant design
Like Frank Burns's Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket he carried in the episode Rainbow Bridge.
the struggle is real Ian!! hahaha awesome video man.
wasnt this video already uploaded?
Just what I was thinking.
yes it was
You may have seen the grandpa Nambu. It looks the same, but is another gun.
Some part of me wants to see how a Japanese engineering team would build a modern pistol. Even without a long history of firearm experience I imagine a Japanese engineer could shift that knowledge into an amazing gunsmithing creation.
is there a good video that gives an overview of typical parts of a gun. like what a striker is, or other gunsmith jargon?
That tab on the locking block, that causes it to rotate, looks so unbelievably flimsy! :)
Thanks for the great content Ian.
You should do a video of North Korean or Iranian gun, considering current events.
Thanks to this video, I'm going to rewatch the Grandpa Nambu video now. lol
They go from the simplicity of the Type 38 to this headache. At least the Type 38 is effective.
So the nambu gun do not have a hammer because the striker is directly accelerated by the spring and the trigger just let it go (let it go let it gooo (sorry))
It's a linear hammer.
What a bizarre pistol. Like taking apart a clock! Lots of small parts and complex disassembly coupled with weird shape and anemic round are all ideal for Pacific Jungle fighting...
Bill Ruger bought a Nambu off a marine returning from the Pacific war that was the ispiration for his Standard .22 pistol, which everyone seems to believe was inspired by the Luger.
Certain features were inspired from the Luger and the Luger's the more visually iconic and of course popular firearm among most people. That's my guess as to why because the Ruger should definitely be known more in relation to the Nambu than the Luger based on design.
I never did understand why the Nambu cartridges were made with such anemic powder loads. Looking at the size and shape of the cartridges I would've expected 8mm Nambu to be a little bit above the 7.63mm Mauser, and the 7mm Nambu to be comparable to .32 ACP.
Different frame of mind mate. Most nations didn't consider a pistol to be a strategically important military weapon, save as a close range, last ditch for officers. The real weapons were rifles, cannons, and airplanes.
Which book would you recommend for understanding basic concepts like short recoil, blocked breach. I would like to learn this from a technological point of view to better understand these guns
Did they use English letters as in Nambu Type A or where they Japanese characters in some kind of equivalent translate. Nanbu's have always been my favourite looking pistol other then the Luger.
The nambu does not need to be turn to something this small... It is really for ranks rather than actual combat.
The reason officers are issued pistols is to prevent themselves from being captured by the enemy. During the same time period, American generals were issued the Colt M1903 in .32acp. Any of these are adequate to do that job, even a .22 or a .25 would work. Enlisted ranks are issued a hand grenade for that purpose.
随分と綺麗に保存してますな🎵
Just how much of a "wimpy" round 7mm Nambu is:
it fires 4 grams of lead at 240 m/s. For reference, a 16J air rifle in .177 fires 0.5 grams of lead, also at 240 ms, so there...
i kinda like the outboard recoil spring idea
Patrick R's favorite pistol design!
it would be cool if you were showing cartridges of weapons you present
You accidentally upload these video a couple of weeks ago then you took it down. It's nice to see you have a catalog you can play if something' happens.
I think the baby nambu designer and the nagant designer got drunk together one night and got the idea to see who could make a pistol with the most complicated tear down. It might be a tie.
I can see it accidentally discharging in certain situations. I bet a few tank commanders had discharges getting knocked around inside the turret driving along. Their holster had the pistol around the stomach area and with a exposed sear I can see it happening.
Why does dry firing the gun run the risk of damaging that tab? The plate moves down and releases the tab (and therefore striker). The same sequence of events happens with a live round int he chamber, so why is one scenario bad for the pistol and one okay?
I would be more worried about just general use wearing down that plate and preventing it from catching the striker..
And I thought they were just like a Luger. Boy was I wrong.
I'm a simple man..I see Ian's video..I hit a like
The Japanese had a doctrine with their manufacturing that can be seen with their aircraft, cars, guns, etc. where they would use more manpower but smaller amounts of resources to make their weapons and such. This is because most of their materials had to be imported, and as a result this was the cheaper way to do it. This is why you don't see parts like the slide on the M1911 in Japanese firearms.
Be careful of the locking block spring that may come out.
I also find Nambus to be quite good looking.
It obviously looks like a baby Luger or Glisenti! And, wimpy as the 7mm cartridge can be, I wouldn't want to be hit by such a round, especially at close range.
If you hold the trigger in, what holds the striker back to stop it going full auto and dumping the mag in an instant?
When a papa nambu and a mama nambu love eachother very much...
What a Suzuki Honda Goldberg contraption is that?
Apart from the Baby Nambu, are there any other "ceremonial" handguns that were designed to be worn and not fired?
most assuredly the cutest firearm video on youtube
How does the striker get recocked if you are still holding the trigger? Surely if the trigger is held the sear will also be held open, leaving nothing for the striker lug to catch on?
The barrel&barrel extention operates the trigger disconnect, the actual trigger makes contact with a spring loaded plunger that in turn trips the sear. The whole system is reset by the short recoil action.
I assume the striker sear moves rearward a little bit as the recoil pushed the barrel and bolt rearward, letting the trigger bar pop up into the frame, holding the sear bar in place till you release the trigger, and the trigger bar pops back down setting the sear back to cocked... It would be a very simple system, it just takes a few words to describe.. so I hope that makes sense...
The actual sear is pinned and fixed to the frame, it doesn't move in any other direction then pivoting up and down. The spring loaded plunger moves back and forth resetting the trigger and also preventing the gun from firing out of battery, gun design isn't that simple...
This is my type of thing. "Treat patients and not shoot people" applies unless you're a doctor that's part of Unit 731 of course
Unit 731's activities didn't normally require an execution afterwards...the experiment generally took care of that....
I believe the holster had a secret hiding place for a couple bullets.
That was standard Japanese holster design practice...include a pouch for reload ammo.
I my the only one who has fallen asleep watching one of these videos
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Baby Nambu
Ian, is this a re-upload of the Baby Nambu?
I think it was Resident Evil: Dead Aim that has the Grandpa Nambu as the strongest handgun in the game.
Are you going to bring back the final price videos?
Please show reassembly. Also, what is the function/.purpose of the knurled (thumb?) tab on the right side under the recoil spring/guide rod housing?
It's the magazine release.
Very interesting thanks
Hi gun Jesus nice video
I have a question: I'm putting together a cosplay of a WWII British pilot, I was wondering about what standard issue weapons were for RAF pilots. I'm interested in particularly later in the war, as the character I have in mind is a seasoned pilot as opposed to a rookie one.
Thanks. When you say blowback .32 ACP, did you mean like captured Walther pistols? Or separate designs? The automatic guns are definitely more this character's personality than a wheel gun.
Any prewar 7.65 blow back pistol available commercially could be a conceivable option. Otherwise I would say a .38 Calibre Webley, a Webley automatic, a Luger if you were special/lucky, or a Hi power.
Thanks, this is really helpful.
Italian Beretta M1934/35 pistols were very popular among British pilots that could get them.
That’s quite an attractive little handgun
"Baby Nambu" sounds like a Dragon Ball Z character
There is something, I think the Geneva Convention actually, which would not be binding to a number of nations that were not signatories, that requires military doctors to be armed actually. They have a legal and moral obligation to defend their patients in the case the hospital or whatever is overrun.
What is the difference between a linear hammer and a striker?