If you need a resource on the incremental changes to the major Japanese rifles over the course of WWII, Japanese Rifles of World War II is just the thing for you. Focusing on the Type 99, Type 38, Type 44, Type 2 (paratrooper) and sniper Arisakas, this book is ideal for beginning and intermediate collectors. Everything you need to identify date and location of manufacturer of 98% of the Japanese rifles you will find out there. This is also enough information to point out the holes in your Arisaka collection, so be careful! 🙂
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Reject Modernity; Embrace Tradition: The Type 95 Shin Gunto
“Swords of the Emperor” still available for discounted preorder – get your copy today! https://www.headstamppublishing.com/swords When Japan opened up to the outside world and began to industrialize in the late 1800s, it instituted major military […]
Semiauto pistol
Type 94 Nambu in Slow Motion
The Type 94 Nambu is a much-maligned pistol used by the Japanese military from 1935-1945. It’s actually a better gun than people give it credit for, but we will address that in a later video. […]
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The Truth About the Type 94 Nambu “Surrender Pistol”
If there is a historical military firearm out there as badly misunderstood as the Chauchat, it is probably the Type 94 Nambu pistol. Nambu designed this pistol with an exposed sear bar, which was not […]
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