Nice video. Shame there's so much wrong information on these out there. No they won't explode. No they don't go off accidentally, not if dropped, not if you hit it and also not if you holster it. The sear bar takes a deliberate push at that exact spot to set off. No they're not poorly made (last ditch examples only really exist in the closing months of WW2 and this one isn't). They're perfectly fine for the time and their intended role (reminder these were adopted when Japan wasn't at war). Oh and 8mm Nambu isn't as underpowered as its reputation, its on paar with 7.65 French, .380 or 9mm Makarov and more powerful than .32 ACP. If you don't believe me check these videos: "The Truth About the Type 94 Nambu "Surrender Pistol"" by Forgotten Weapons "Japanese Type 94 Nambu Pistol" by Milsurp World "Shooting and Discussing the Japanese Type 94" by Targetpopper (he specifically tries setting off the gun from the holster)
Didn’t the forgotten weapons video specifically talk about how they go off in the holster because of the sear bar so they wouldn’t keep a round chambered? That’s a huge disadvantage when a 1911 is chambered and ready
You also listed 3 calibers of different power levels and said it’s on paar with them? .380 is weaker then 9mm mak. 7.65x20 French is also a faster and heavier bullet then .380 the difference in power is huge
@@yyeezyy630 No. You should really watch the video I mentioned because Ian specifically says quote "the holster is not going to discharge this(meaning the sear bar)"
@@yyeezyy630 regarding the calibers roughly on paar yes. Obviously this doesn't mean they all have the exact same energy but in the same range I would say. I just mentioned those three for a better comparison of things people might be familiar with and what was around at the time (yes 9mm Makarov is post war I know, but people are familiar with it). If you want some numbers: 8mm Nambu: 349J (257 ft.lbf) 9mm Makarov: 295.5J (218 ft.lbf) 7.65 French: 298J (219.8 ft.lbf) .380 ACP: 275J (203 ft.lbf) From what I found, obviously those don't apply to every bullet of those calibers but they're close enough that I would say they're comparable and serve as a good reference in the broader point of "8mm Nambu isn't as weak as people tend to think".
All of Japan's pistols were like that. At least the Nambu Type 14 inspired the Ruger Mark I, the first Ruger pistol. Well, Japan also had the Sugiura and Hamada pistols which were pretty normal. The Sugiura pistol was basically a Colt 1903 but the Hamada pistol was a nice looking gun. Still aesthetically Japanese but not goofy.
He Case FORMS the Nambu shells FROM .357 SIG shells using Nambu resizing reloading dies, as shown in one of the shells, then Case trims them to the proper NAMBU case dimensions and then reloads them. .357 SIG Shells has almost the same " bottle neck" Contour of the Nambu shells 👍😊
@@user-japan-mk.0114I hope this translates into your language and you can understand what I’m saying, what makes this pistol quite dangerous is that on the side of the pistol is a sear and if you were to press down on the sear you could fire the pistol without squeezing the trigger.
If I had half of the old and legendary guns you have, I would be the happiest man alive. I love modern firearms but older firearms are just too sexy and I love them even more.
Ammo for that particular firearm must be super difficult to come by and likely expensive to purchase; thank you for sacrificing such a rare treasure for our viewing pleasure. 🙂
@@DrownInLysergic luger also has one, but never see that mentioned. it takes quite a bit of force to fire it by pressing it on the type 94 and luger either way.
@@DrownInLysergic If by easily you mean by pointing the gun at you and sticking a screwdriver against the sear and pushing then yes, it's easy to set off and shoot yourself. It doesn't work like that, it's not a hazard to the shooter.
They aren’t a bad firearm, actually it’s a good design. They get a bad wrap and that’s to bad. The issues that are associated with this firearm don’t come from the gun but rather the shooter not aware of anything related to shooting. The quality did fall off after 1943. If looking to purchase one try to find a manufacturer date prior to 43.
I bought one at a gun show I was working a few years ago for a couple hundred. Surface rust was virtually non existent. I rarely fire it but it's such a neat little firearm
Really cool. The sights could defenetively be better in my opinion, but still very interresting. What caliber is that? Do you have to load them yourself? I got a friend who has a very old russian revolver where he had to look everywhere for pieces just to fully complete it and make it functional. He has to find the cases online or use .38 Special and make his own projectiles to have ammo for it.
They learned the pistol blueprints from Germany and created a cost effective version like the charging handle need to be pulled back and the mag need a spring pull lever to load the bullets also to have no need to push down so often
Fun fact, this was actually the sidearm of the main character in the 1949 Japanese detective film Stray Dog, after the main character's original sidearm gets stolen.
People can talk all the shit they want about the looks but the Japanese were smart for making the rear and front sights stationary and bound to the frame of the gun and not on the reciprocating slide. If you think about it , that’s how a lot of these super fancy and expensive race guns are set up today just with modern technology. Prevents the sights from drifting at all after slamming back into battery with the slide, also makes target acquisition faster since again, the sights don’t move at all. They stay in the same exact spot every time and aren’t slaved to any functioning of the gun whatsoever. Very well thought out if you ask me.
My older brother collects Japanese WW2 weapons and I had the opportunity to shot their pistols and I WASN'T IMPRESSED at ALL. Now the rifles are a different story. The type 38 is the BEST and the type 99 isn't far behind. They took a GREAT RIFLE the K98 and improved on it, the actions are practically BOMB PROOF. The bolt disassembly is SUPER EASY and quick without any tools in a matter of SECONDS. 😮😊😂 GREAT RIFLES if you can get any unmolested early production RIFLES for a GOOD PRICE.😊 UNFORTUNATELY they are in a not TOO POPULAR OR AVAILABLE CARTRIDGE, EXPENSIVE.😯😮💨
Because it's a perfectly serviceable handgun, although uncomfortable to fire. It has a locked breech and the myth of them being accidentally set off is just that, a myth.
Because the gun works perfectly fine, and was actually reliable. The issue was that the designer decided to leave the sear exposed on the side of the pistol's frame, meaning you could press in on it to fire the gun. But because of Japanese military doctrine the pistol is only chambered when you're ready to fire it (aka you draw the pistol then operate the slide) so it's not like they carry it cocked and locked in their holster at all time, meaning this issue really wasn't a big deal. The real danger is that It would catch American GIs off guard when they captured one and fiddle around with it. They weren't taught how the gun works, unlike the Japanese officers/vehicle crews who would have been trained on it beforehand. Which is where the issue of mistaken discharges really came from
This is a gun youd probably be okay with having if you're very drunk, but you'd wake up the next morning full of regret and hope to God nobody saw you take it home. What a swamp donkey of a gun.
Old man hear, I believe the issue with that one is the metal is too thin on the upper unit. If compressed it can fire itself = like if you sit on it...
The only thing you have to watch about these guns is not to press on the exposed seer on the left hand side of the gun. It could cause an A.D, it was pretty rare to occur, but it was frequent enough for the Japanese to remove most of them from service. Other than that all the other rumors about this gun being dangerous to fire are completely false.
