July 12-14, 2022 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/13/2022
Standard configuration Type 14 Nambu manufactured at Nagoya's Kokubunji Arsenal in November of 1940. The left side of the frame bears Kanji characters at the safety lever, followed by characters denoting the model designation. Right side of frame bears the Nagoya and Kokubunji arsenal symbols followed by the serial number above the date code "15.11". Metal components are blued, with some smaller components being strawed. Frame is mounted with 2-piece serrated wood grips and retains large trigger guard and magazine retention spring. All numbers are matching (including the wood grips which are matching via a handwritten number in pencil), with the exception of the magazine, which is mismatched. CONDITION: Very good to near excellent, with metal components retaining the vast majority of their original arsenal applied blue finish, exhibiting few small spots of wear that show through to a gray patina. Strawed components are en suite, showing some light wear and thinning, with the trigger showing some age related discoloration overall. Mirror bore, exhibiting strong rifling throughout. Grips show some scattered marks from handling and storage, but are otherwise fine. MLW