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Lot 538:Rare World War II Japanese Type 2 Hamada Semi-Automatic Pistol

September 6th, 2019|Rock Island, IL
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Lot 538:Rare World War II Japanese Type 2 Hamada Semi-Automatic Pistol

September 6th, 2019|Rock Island, IL
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Rare World War II Japanese Type 2 Hamada Semi-Automatic Pistol Serial Number 41 with Matching Magazine and Holster

This is an extremely rare example of a late WWII Japanese Type 2 "Hamada" semi-automatic pistol. This model was a continuation of the earlier Type 1 Hamada pistol that was developed in 1940. The Type 1 pistols were produced from 1941-1944 with approximately 4,500 actually produced. These Type 2 pistols were actually only produced from late 1944 until the fall of Japan in late 1945. Both pistols were designed and developed as a low cost substitute for the Type 94 pistol. In a unique partnering arrangement, the Type 2 pistols were manufactured by the Notobe factory using tooling provided by Nagoya Arsenal and then shipped "in the white" to Nagoya's Toriimatsu factory where they would be inspected, blued, and issued to the various Japanese military units. They are a simple blowback design with the recoil spring around the outside of the barrel and housed inside the upper slide. It has a very comfortable grip angle and was fitted with mahogany grips. The original production contract was intended for 500 guns; however, only 10 guns of the original 500 production pistols actually exist today with the highest know serial number being serial number "50", indicating this example was a very late production model. All of them are "in the white" with the exception of pistol #2, which was later blued in the U.S. It is speculated that maybe only the first 50 were actually completed and assembled and then were saved as souvenirs by various GIs and the remaining original unfinished pieces destroyed after the war. It has the standard Kanji markings on the left hand side of the slide, with serial number "41" below the Kanji markings. The slide is fitted with a standard blade front sight and raised fixed rear sight. It is fitted with an original set of unnumbered mahogany checkered grips. It comes complete with its original matching numbered magazine numbered "41" on the lower rear edge of the spine. The holster is leather but for a Type 94 pistol (a common combination due to the similar sizes/profile of the pistols).

ConditionExtremely fine with the metal surfaces correctly still in the white as shipped by the factory and clear sharp markings overall. There is scattered patches of dark oxidation visible, most concentrated in the grip straps. The grips are very good condition with their orangeish color tint with the correct light, but visible, checkering on both sides showing only minor handling marks. The holster is in very fine condition with nice tight stitching overall and the face of the leather showing minor light handling marks and light pressure marks from handling over the years. An excellent and very rare late WWII Japanese Type 2 Hamada pistol
Details
ManufacturerJapanese State Military Weapons
ModelHamada
TypePistol
Serial number
ClassCurio & Relic Handgun
Caliber / Gauge8 mm Nambu
Barrel3 5/8 inch round
Finishin the white
Griphardwood

Item LocationRock Island, IL
Views9440
Catalog page230
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