Type 94 Nambu pistol
SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL
Type 94 8mm Pistol; Shiki kenju; Type 94 8 mm Pistol; Nambu Type 94 pistol; Type 94 Nambu; Nambu T-94; Nambu 8 mm; Type 94 pistol
The Type 94 Nambu 8 mm pistol (Type 94 handgun, in ) is a semiautomatic pistol developed by Kijirō Nambu and his associates for the Imperial Japanese Army. Development of the Type 94 pistol began in 1929, and after several redesigns the final prototype was tested and officially adopted by the Japanese army in late 1934 (Japanese calendar, 2594).