New Nambu M60
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The New Nambu M60 (ニューナンブM60) is a double-action revolver chambered in .38 Special based upon Smith & Wesson-style designs.[3]
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New Nambu M60 | |
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Type | Revolver |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1960–present |
Used by | Law enforcement officials of Japan as below:[1][2] |
Production history | |
Designer | Shin-Chuō Industries |
Manufacturer | Shin-Chuō Industries (later merged with Minebea) |
Produced | 1960–1999 |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 685 g 850 g (Sakura) |
Length | 198 mm 300 mm (Sakura) |
Barrel length | 51 mm 77 mm 153 mm (Sakura) |
Cartridge | .38 Special (9.1×29mmR) |
Caliber | .38 (9mm) |
Action | Double-action/single-action |
Effective firing range | 50 m |
Feed system | 5-Round swing out cylinder |
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It was designed and produced by Shin-Chuō Industries, later merged with Minebea. "New Nambu" was named after Kijirō Nambu, a notable firearm designer and the founder of Shin-Chuō Industries. Approximately 133,400 have been produced since 1961.[1] Production ceased in the 1990s, but it is still one of the standard firearms carried by law enforcement officers in Japan.[2]