Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this historic semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction, this is the Tokyo Arsenal Type 14!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Tokyo Arsenal
Model: Type 14
Serial: 2889
Date of Manufacture: 1929 (According to the “4.2” date code, which indicates February, 1929)
Caliber: 8x22mm Nambu
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 5/8"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Blade Front with Fixed Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Grooved Walnut Grips
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard / The right side of the pistol is stamped with the Tokyo Arsenal mark, and the serial number “2889”. The right side of the frame is stamped with a “4.2” date code, which indicates the 2nd month of the 4th year of Hirohito’s reign (February 1929). The left side of the pistol is stamped with four characters, from left to right, “ju-yon-nen-shiki”, or “ten-four-year-type”, meaning Type 14.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Tokyo Arsenal, commonly referred to as the Koishikawa Arsenal after the Tokyo district where it was located, was the original manufacturing site for the Type 14 Nambu pistol. Production began in Showa 3.5 (May 1928) with serial number 1 and continued until Showa 11.6 (June 1936), when all operations were transferred to the Kokura Arsenal. By the end of Tokyo’s production run, approximately 35,400 pistols had been made. One frequent point of confusion among collectors is the arsenal symbol—a stylized design resembling four cannonballs—used by both Tokyo and Kokura. While many attribute this mark solely to Kokura, Tokyo actually used it first. The symbol is reminiscent of the German Krupp logo, though the Japanese version features an additional central circle.
Model: Type 14
Serial: 2889
Date of Manufacture: 1929 (According to the “4.2” date code, which indicates February, 1929)
Caliber: 8x22mm Nambu
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 5/8"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Blade Front with Fixed Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Grooved Walnut Grips
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard / The right side of the pistol is stamped with the Tokyo Arsenal mark, and the serial number “2889”. The right side of the frame is stamped with a “4.2” date code, which indicates the 2nd month of the 4th year of Hirohito’s reign (February 1929). The left side of the pistol is stamped with four characters, from left to right, “ju-yon-nen-shiki”, or “ten-four-year-type”, meaning Type 14.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Tokyo Arsenal, commonly referred to as the Koishikawa Arsenal after the Tokyo district where it was located, was the original manufacturing site for the Type 14 Nambu pistol. Production began in Showa 3.5 (May 1928) with serial number 1 and continued until Showa 11.6 (June 1936), when all operations were transferred to the Kokura Arsenal. By the end of Tokyo’s production run, approximately 35,400 pistols had been made. One frequent point of confusion among collectors is the arsenal symbol—a stylized design resembling four cannonballs—used by both Tokyo and Kokura. While many attribute this mark solely to Kokura, Tokyo actually used it first. The symbol is reminiscent of the German Krupp logo, though the Japanese version features an additional central circle.
Early Tokyo-produced pistols often lack the (Sho) character indicating the Showa era in the date line, which did not appear consistently until around Showa 5.10 or 5.11 (October or November 1930). All pistols produced at the Tokyo Arsenal are noted for their superior craftsmanship, with sharp markings, precise tolerances, and clean machining. Today, they are especially prized by collectors for both their build quality and their historical significance as the first iteration of the Type 14 pistol.
Contents:
Contents:
This example will ship with one magazine!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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