Name/Title
Nambu PistolEntry/Object ID
1987.069.001Description
Nambu pistol from the Japanese battleship Nagato
-markings on left side of pistol: 4 model designation kanji letters: 'ju-yon-nen-shiki' (ten-four-year-type); the squareness of the font means it came from Toriimatsu branch of Nagoya Arsenal
safety markings: front (left) mark is 'ka' (fire) and back (right) mark is 'an' (peaceful, safe)
-markings on right side of pistol, near the rear:
first line: first symbol is the Nagoya Arsenal mark, made to represent 'shachi' (mythical dolphins); symbol following denotes this as a second series pistol (katakana, or phonetic, for 'ro')
second line: first symbol denotes Hirohito's reign; 19.6 translates to the date of June, 1944 (19th year of Hirohito's reign and 6th month of that year); last symbol is 'na' (as in Nagoya), a final inspection symbolCollection
Weapons CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1939 - 1945Place
Country
JapanRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaOcean
Sea of Japan, World Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, North Pacific OceanNotes
Date: 1944Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PistolNomenclature Sub-Class
FirearmsNomenclature Class
ArmamentsNomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologySearch Terms
I.J.N.S. Nagato
