Type A
The original Nambu was the Type A, designed by General Kijiro Nambu in 1902. The Type A had two basic variants with the first group of Nambus produced between 1903-06 different than those produced after 1906. Both the Tokyo Arsenal and Tokyo Gas and Electric Company ceased on the Type A Nambu in 1923. The Nambu Type A outwardly resembles the Luger P08 pistol but functionally is more similar to the Mauser C96.
Original Type A Nambus produced have multiple variances from later Type As. The trigger guard of the original Type A Nambu was considered extremely cramped especially when wearing gloves and was enlarged in later produced models. The original Nambus also had a wooden bottom magazine and welded lanyard loops. Later productions had aluminum bottomed magazines with lanyard loops retained in rings.
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