Nambu Type B (Baby) Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

The Type B Nambu was a three-quarters sized scaled-down version of the Nambu Type A. These pistols were never officially adopted by the Japanese military, but were intended as private purchase sidearm by high raking officers of the Army and Navy. It fired a smaller 7 mm round than the conventional 8×22mm Nambu. They were made by Tokyo Arsenal (also called Koishikawa after the part of Tokyo where it was located) and Tokyo Gas & Electric (TGE). Approximately 5,900 examples of the finely finished, compact, "Baby" Nambu pistol were manufactured before production ceased in 1929. The "Baby" Nambu is perhaps one of the most desirable Japanese semi-automatic pistols and have always been highly prized in any Japanese military collection.