Nambu Type 14 From the Auction from Hell

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There were approximately 279,000 Type 14 pistols manufactured from 1926 to 1945, there were 11,350 produced at Nagoya-Toriimatsu in 1942 which aside from 69 produced in 1941 was essentially the first year of major production for this factory. This pistol as noted above is matching except for the firing pin and the magazine although I believe the magazine to be of the correct type, aluminum base. The grips are not marked but based on condition I would assume they are original. Finish is probably 30% although I'm not a great judge on that. It's missing it's block spring and the others just "feel" weak to me so I'm getting a spring replacement kit. It is not well regarded as a good combat handgun, it is not dangerous to the user but has been known to occasionally fire when trying to correct a malfunction. The round is rather light and the guns themselves have a tendency to jam quite a bit. Magazine is very small, holds 8 round but they are at a very steep angle which is probably the reason for the jams. The weak springs are considered another reason for malfunctions. I will probably get a few boxes of ammo so I can shoot it and have it on hand although based on reputation, it would probably be the last handgun I would grab in an emergency.