Unfired Japanese Type 14 With Complete Leather

[MisterGreen]

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[browningautorifle]

Something you simply don't see every day. I take it that's grease in the bore?

[MisterGreen]

Something you simply don't see every day. I take it that's grease in the bore?

That it is Jim. I am very happy to be working with it.

[browningautorifle]

Nice little pistol, not very common.

[Boonie Stomper]

WOW. That Type 14 is really nice. A weapon found in that condition is about as close to time travel as we'll ever get. My uncle gave me a Type 44 Cavalry Carbine in similar condition. All part numbers match, except the folding bayonet, which is the 3d version. Stock has original cartouches & almost no dings. The bolt dust cover is present with matching numbers. When I received/ inspected it, I also found cosmoline remaining in several places. There is a "V" filed on top on top of the "mum" (most of mum is intact, not totally ground off).

At this time I have no photos of the T44--when I do, they'll be posted.

[Boonie Stomper]

Looking at MisterGreen's post raised some questions, so I got out my Type 14. From what I can see, your s/n is 71513 and the date stamp below is 14.12. My T14 has a s/n about 8,000 lower than your's, and my T14 date stamp is 18.1. As I understand it, 14.12 equals Dec, 1939 and 18.1 equals Jan, 1943. Both T14's have the "fighting fish" emblem of the Nagoya arsenal. My T14 has the 1st series "kana".

One of the most rewarding aspects of militaria collecting is unraveling the riddles. Will the wise experts explain how a T14 has a s/n 8,000 higher and yet was made about 3 years earlier?

Mister Green--does the T14 of your's have accessories: clean rod, spare firing pin, spare magazine, etc.? Do the numbers match & the magazines?

[CINDERS]

No chance of the frame being semi finished then finally finished and serialed accordingly at a later date.
Bit like some 303 receivers dated 1939 and say assembled in 1940 and serialized then could that have possibly happened just curious, sorry no vino tonight muffett!

but I must say it is a very nice looking pistol you have sir thanks for sharing.....

[MisterGreen]

Boonie Stomper. The shell packs all the tools. I have other pictures on my work pc. Ill see about getting them posted.

[Bruce McAskill]

The Nagoya arsenal was huge back then. There were more then one plant making handguns there so you need to know which one was which and who made each pistol. Serial numbers were used by the year and were reused each year with just the month and year stamp being changed.

[Boonie Stomper]

The entire Japanese military marking & dating system is quite a challenge. Which emperor's reign, which kana, which arsenal, etc. That what makes this collecting so interesting.