Japanese Type 14 small trigger guard pistol, serial #19938, 8mm Nambu, 4 1/2" barrel with a very good bore that has some minor freckling within the grooves. This is an 11.3 dated pistol (March, 1936) by Nambu (Nagoya Arsenal) that has matching numbers on the frame, barrel/receiver, trigger guard, trigger, bolt, locking block, and cocking handle. The metal retains traces of the original blue finish, with the majority of the metal having a mottled, plum-brown patina from heavy use. Some traces of the original straw color remains on the trigger and safety with the balance turned to mottled gray-brown. The grooved wooden grips are in good-very good shape with numerous small handling marks and blemishes, and there is no visible number on the interior of either panel. A single, correct, uncut magazine (numbered to a different gun) is included, as is a color photocopy of the US bring-back certificate for S/Sgt. Murrell S. Smith, of the 370th Service Squadron, USAAF. The certificate lists the pistol by serial number. This is a nice pre-war Type 14 in good-very good condition, and would make a nice addition to any World War II collection. Transferable under FFL or C&R.
