Baby Nambu

Nambu Rifle Manufacturing Company · Pistol · Out Of Production · 1903

Weight (empty)650 g (22.9 oz)
Overall Length171 mm (6.73")
Barrel Length83 mm (3.27")
Magazine Capacity7 rounds
Action TypeShort Recoil
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity241 m/s (791 fps)
Muzzle Energy108 J (80 ft·lbf)
Effective Range25 m (27 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: 7x20mm Nambu

The Baby Nambu (Nambu Type B) was a roughly three-quarter-scale officer's pistol developed by Kijiro Nambu and produced from 1903 to 1929. Chambered in the proprietary 7x20mm Nambu cartridge, it shared the locked-breech short-recoil action of the larger Type A 'Grandpa' Nambu but in a more concealable, lighter package intended as a private-purchase sidearm for Japanese officers.

Country of Origin: Japan

Designer: Kijiro Nambu