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Pricing for Type 14 Nambu?
emsfire
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Went to the gun show yesterday (Saturday) and spoke with one of the vendors concerning a Type 14 Nambu. It seems to be in good mechanical order, isn?t pitted or rusted but the finish is....worn? Oh, the wood grips seem to be loosely fitted as they easily come off. Anyways, the dealer wanted $400, OTD cash. He was a local business owner but didn?t gaurentee the firearm nor did he allow returns. I was hesitant so decided not to deal, he put it to the side incase I came back today. Any thoughts? Am I being to hesitant on this? Should I go on back and get it??
Comments
Have to ask though? What is your interest in acquiring one? If you are interested, as a collector of military handguns? Jump on it. Even for resale, or to use for trading. The price doesn't seem out of line.
Beware of:
Check the magazine closely - the magazine spring and magazine base...
Check the screw heads on the gun - have they been removed recently - show signs of removal or having been touched up with a black sharpie or bluing pen
Finish worn in the "gone to grey - no straw finish remaining" or a more overall scrubbed and washed appearance
How does the bore look???
If you can arrange for the grips to be removed look at the obverse sides and see if they seem to match up to the frame as far as finish and wear go
The price seems to be incredibly good if it's a parts matching functional gun with original Mag and grips
Late production or early might answer some of your questions
I have and love all 3 variants of the nambu - if you can find ammo marked HDS or Walts on the base jump on it asap
Mike
The original Japanese military 8 mm ammo, I had with my Nambu's years ago. Didn't have head stamps. Very unusual to me. As up to that time, all military production from various countries, were head stamped.
I believe this ammo your referring to, is post war commercial production. Rather than original Japanese military?
Beware of:
Check the magazine closely - the magazine spring and magazine base...
Check the screw heads on the gun - have they been removed recently - show signs of removal or having been touched up with a black sharpie or bluing pen
Finish worn in the "gone to grey - no straw finish remaining" or a more overall scrubbed and washed appearance
How does the bore look???
If you can arrange for the grips to be removed look at the obverse sides and see if they seem to match up to the frame as far as finish and wear go
The price seems to be incredibly good if it's a parts matching functional gun with original Mag and grips
Late production or early might answer some of your questions
I have and love all 3 variants of the nambu - if you can find ammo marked HDS or Walts on the base jump on it asap
Mike
1942 production, it?s a definite ?gone to gray? finish so no scrub/wash marks. Magazine tension sprin is intact. Grips have no numbers on them. Mag is matching the handgun. Bore is actually pretty good, isn?t specifically bright but there?s no pitting or rust. This one has the enlarged trigger guard for gloved use. I ended up purchasing it. I figured if I can?t sell it whole I could definitely break it down and sell the parts for more.
I was a one time collector of them and Arisakas and there still is a good following for them.