I WANT TO THANK CAFDWF FOR HIS HELP . I INHERITED THIS TYPE 14 PISTOL FROM MY LATE , BEST BUDDY OF 43 yrs . I HAVE SHOT THE PISTOL NUMEROUS TIMES WITH HIM , CARTRIDGES WERE $50.00 FOR 50 CARTRIDGES FROM THE FORMER " OLD WESTERN SCROUNGER " . IT IS VERY ACCURATE AND SIMPLE TO DISMANTLE . IT WAS MADE IN AUGUST OF 1943 ACCORDING TO MARKINGS , MY BUDDIES DAD BROUGHT IT BACK FROM SAIPAN ALONG WITH THE " MYSTERY " RIFLE , WHICH " ALLEGEDLY " WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AT SAINGAPOR AND SENT BACK TO JAPAN FOR TRAINING PURPOSES . ANY KNOW WHAT IT MIGHT BE ??? HAS A MAUSER STYLE BOLT , THE CLIP FELLOUT THE BOTTOM OF THE MAGAZINE WHEN LAST SHELL WAS FIRED , MY ARISAKA TYPE 99 BAYONET FITS PERFECTLY ( !!?? ) . ANY HELP IDENTIFYING APPRECIATED , AND AGAIN , THANKS TO CAFDFW FOR STILL TEACHING ME TO POST PICTURES ( HE'S PROBABLY A HEAVY ALCHOHOLIC FROM TRYING TO TEACH ME !!! ) . HE'S AGREAT GUY .... DERF