Nambu World: List of Articles on Japanese Military Handguns

This listing will cover articles that appeared in general publications. Obviously a lot of material has appeared in specialized publications like Banzai and the reader is encouraged to consult the indexes to that and other relevant publications.

Periodical articles I have:

Type 26 revolver

“Japanese Type 26 revolver” by E.J. Hoffschmidt. American Rifleman, December, 1967, pp. 54-55.

“Classic Test: Classic Japanese Type 26 Revolver”, by Robert T. Shimek, Guns & Ammo, February, 1983.

Grandpa/Papa

“Japanese used early Nambu pistols in many conflicts” by William Kotrba, Jr. American Rifleman, March, 1971, pp. 23-25.

Baby

“Baby Nambu pistol: A rare treasure of Imperial Japan” by William Kotra, Jr. American Rifleman, September, 1969, pp. 50-52.

“The Baby Nambu” by Roy D. Strengholt. Source and date unknown, pp. 158-160 (this article was given to me without indication of source; if you know where it came from, please e-mail me and let me know).

“Pistol magazines-7mm Baby Nambu” by E.J. Hoffschmidt. American Rifleman, November, 1958, p. 22.

“7mm Auto Pistols”, Questions and Answers, American Rifleman, April, 1987, p. 68.

Type 14

“Notes on the Nambu Pistol”, by Captain Gordon Bess. American Rifleman, July, 1944, pp. 23-24.

“Pistol magazines-Type 14 Pistol” by E.J. Hoffschmidt. American Rifleman, October, 1955, p. 39.

“World War II Nambu, Type 14” by Donald M. Simmons, Jr., Shooting Times, November, 1970, pp. 26-29, 62-63.

“Type 14 Nambu pistol” by Robert T. Shimek. Guns & Ammo Surplus Firearms Vol. IV, undated, pp. 32-35.

“Collecting the Nambu” by John C. Van Lund. Guns & Ammo, July, 1973, pp. 34-37, 84.

“Nambu flaws trimmed in Type 14” by William Kotrba, Jr. American Rifleman, July, 1973, pp. 54-57.

“The inscrutable Japanese Type 14” by Dennis Riordan. Guns, May, 1975, pp. 42-45, 66-66.

“Classic Test Report: Nambu Type 14 Auto Pistol” by Robert T.Shimek, Guns & Ammo, May, 1986, pp. 100-101.

“Firing the Nambu Type 14, Japan’s Service Pistol”, The Small Arms Review, Vol. 4, No. 3, December, 2000, pp. 61.

“The arsenal of democracy”, by Phil Schreier, American Rifleman, June, 2005, pp. 74-75. (shows a photo of a Type 14)

“Nambu Type 14” by Robert T. Shimek. Guns & Ammo Surplus Firearms, 2005, pp. 94-98.

Type 94

“Japanese Type 94 pistol”, by Jimmy Carter. Guns, January, 1985, pp. 49, 71-78. (cover refers to “Japanese suicide pistol”)

“Japanese Type 94 pistol” by E. J. Hoffschmidt. American Rifleman, January, 1967, pp. 26-27.

“Details vary in Type 94 pistol” by William Kotrba, Jr. American Rifleman, December, 1969, pp. 54-56.

“Pistol magazines-Type 94 Pistol” by E.J. Hoffschmidt. American Rifleman, July, 1955, p. 41.

Other Handguns

“The Chinese experience” by T.B. Nelson and D.D. Musgrave. American Rifleman, January, 1980, pp. 44-45, 82 (re Broomhandle Mausers in China).

“The Rare Japanese Hino-Komuro Pistol” by Harry Derby. Gun Collector’s Digest, 1981(?), pp. 61-71.

Reloading & Cartridges

“Handload the 8mm Nambu”, Handloader’s Digest, 6^th Edition, 1972, pp. 161-163 (load data obsolete but interesting discussion of case formation options).

“The cartridge collector”, Gun Report, May, 1980, p. 21 (re 9mm Japanese Revolver cartridge box).

“The cartridge collector”, Gun Report, May, 1980, p. 26 (re 8mm Nambu cartridge boxes).

“The cartridge collector”, Gun Report, June, 1980, pp. 26-27 (re 8mm/9mm/7mm ammo & 7mm box).

“The cartridge collector, Gun Report, June, 1981, p. 20 (re Thai 7mm cartridge).

“Neuer Sonnenaufgang [New Sunrise]” by Hans Aicher, Deutsches Waffen-Journal, March, 2005, pp. 88-93. [in German]

General

“Japanese service pistols” by Lt. Col. Bill Brophy (Ret.). Shooting Times, April, 1968, pp. 43-47.

“Nippon’s Nambu” by Codman Parkerson. Guns & Ammo, June, 1961 (reprinted in The Best of Guns and Ammo 1958-1962, pp. 152-155, 239).

“Shooting the handguns of WWI” by Garry James. Guns & Ammo Surplus Firearms Vol. V, undated, pp. 40-49 (pages 45-49 cover the Type 26 and Papa).

“Shooting the handguns of World War II” by Garry James. Guns & Ammo, August, 1995, pp. 76-83, 97 (pages 80 and 82-83 cover the Type 14 and 94).

“Early Japanese firearms” by Arnold Marcus Chernoff. Guns & Ammo, November, 1964, pp. 50-51, 74-75.

“The Japanese Nambu and 14^th year type pistols: Part I-The Nambu pistols/The “Baby” Nambu” by George Markham. The Shooter’s Bible, No. 68, 1977 Edition, pp. 55-61.

”The Japanese Nambu and 14^th year type pistols: Part II-Taisho 14^th year type pistol/Large-magazine Nambu prototype” by George Markham. The Shooter’s Bible, No. 69, 1978 Edition, pp. 37-46.

“Japanese autoloading pistols...A comprehensive history” by John L. Moss. Gun Digest, 29^th Edition, 1975, pp. 69-77.

“Shooting the 8mm Nambu” by Howard E. French. Guns & Ammo, May, 1981, pp. 40-44, 92, 94.

“Die Nambu-Pistolen, Teil 1 [Nambu Pistols, Part I]”, by Gustav Rackebrandt, Deutsches Waffen-Journal, March, 2005, pp. 52-57 [in German].

“Die Nambu-Pistolen, Teil 2 [Nambu Pistols, Part 2]”, by Gustav Rackebrandt, Deutsches Waffen-Journal, April, 2005, pp. 78-83 [in German].

“Japanese handguns” by Dr. Ralph C. Glaze. Guns & Ammo Annual 1980, pp. 64-71.

“Japanese Percussion Pistols”, Questions & Answers, Guns & Ammo, May, 1994, p. 15.

“Nambu Pistols”, Collectibles column by Phil Spangenberger, Guns & Ammo, September, 1994, p. 126.

Periodical articles I have seen references to but don’t have yet:

If you have any of these, please let me know and I will reimburse your postage and copying costs for a copy!

These are listed by the source in which they appeared and then in date order, oldest first.

Many of these references came from the bibliography to the book by Harry Derby (see section on home page).

Shooting Times

“The scarce shoulder-stock-holster for the Type Nambu” by John L. Moss, Shooting Times, July, 1969, pp. 46-48.

Arms Gazette:

“Japanese flare pistols” by John C. Van Lund. Arms Gazette, January, 1975, pp. ?

“Nambu-Series ‘B’-Type 14” by John C. Van Lund. Arms Gazette, March, 1975, pp. ?

“Rarest Japanese automatic pistol” by Major Richard Keogh. Arms Gazette, July, 1975, pp. ?

“The Mikado U.S. Cavalry Colts-Some of the ‘First Giveaways’ surface” by Sam Maxwell. Arms Gazette, April, 1978, pp. ?

“The ATF identifies a rare firearm”, author unknown. Arms Gazette, September, 1978, pp. ?

Smith & Wesson Collectors News:

“Smith & Wesson weapons used by Japan” by Roy G. Jinks. Smith & Wesson Collectors News, May, 1970, pp. ?

Book Chapters I have:

“Japanese Handguns 1870-1945”, Chapter 16 in Handguns of the World by Edward C. Ezell (Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1981), pp. 609-629.

“Imperial Japanese World War II weapons”, Chapter 31 in Small Arms of the World, 12^th Edition, by Edward Clinton Ezell (Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1983), pp. 600-602 (these are the pages on handguns).

“Japan” in Military Small Arms of the 20^th Century, 6^th Edition, by Ian V. Hogg and John Weeks (DBI Books, Northfield, Illinois, undated), pp. 59-60 (these are the pages on handguns).

“7 m/m Nambu (Baby Nambu)” (p. 278) and “Japanese Model 1925” (p. 279) in Gun Digest Book of Exploded Firearms Drawings, 2^nd Edition, by Harold A. Murtz, Editor (DBI Books, Northfield, Illinois, 1977).

“Pistol Type 26” (p. 58), “Pistol Type 14” (p. 59) and “Pistol Type 94”(p. 60) in Small Arms of World War II by Chris Chant (MBI Publishing, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2001).

Military pistols and revolvers by Ian V. Hogg (Arms and Armour Press, Dorset, UK, 1987), pp. 59-60, 86-88, 119, 123, 126.

“Pistols and revolvers”, in Japanese Army Handbook by A.J. Barker (Ian Allan Ltd., London, UK, 1979), pp. 39-41.

Holsters and Shoulder Stocks of the World by Anthony Vanderlinden (Wet Dog Publications, Greensboro, NC, 2005), pp. 156-163.

Book Chapters I have seen references to but don’t have yet:

(to come)

Last updated: January 6, 2006.

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