Hamada Type pistol
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The Hamada Type 1 or Hamada Type Automatic handgun (浜田式, Hamada shiki) was a semi-automatic pistol developed starting in 1941 for use by the Empire of Japan during World War II. Developed by Bunji Hamada, the pistol took its basic design from the Model 1910 Browning. Production occurred at the Japanese Firearms Manufacturing Company, with only minor changes made as the war progressed.
Hamada Type pistol | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
Used by | Japan |
Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Bunji Hamada[1] |
Designed | 1941[2] |
Manufacturer | Japan Firearms Manufacturing Co.[2] |
Produced | 1941–1944[3] |
No. built | c.4500–5000[3] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 650 g (1 lb 7oz)[2] |
Length | 165 mm (6.5 in)[2] |
Barrel length | 90 mm (3.5 in)[2] |
Height | 121 mm (4.8 in)[3] |
Cartridge | 7.65mm Browning,[2] 8×22mm Nambu[4] |
Caliber | 7.65 mm[3] |
Action | recoil operated, locked breech[3] |
Muzzle velocity | 300 m/s (980 ft/s)[2] |
Feed system | 9–round detachable box magazine (Type I)[2] 6-round detachable box magazine (Type II) |
Sights | Blade, V-notch |
Eight production design periods occurred during the production of the pistol with all changes being made during late 1942 and early 1943. Production records were destroyed during World War II with few known Hamada Type pistols in existence today. Production of the Hamada type ended in February 1944.