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The standard issue military 8×22mm Nambu round has a 6.6-gram (102 gr) bullet that travels at approximately 310 metres per second (1,030 ft/s) at the muzzle when fired from a Nambu pistol. The muzzle energy of the 8×22mm Nambu is half that of the
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was developed, which was chambered in 8×22mm Nambu. Initially produced for
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was created, which also fired 8×22mm Nambu. By the war's end in 1945, around 400,000 Nambu pistols and 8,500 Type 100s had been produced. Small batches of Nambu pistols were also exported to Siam and China before World War II.
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per 10,000 rounds. Because of the rarity and historical impact of the 8×22mm Nambu, it has become popular among post-war collectors. A box of just 15 rounds was sold in 2009 for $ 250.
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Military Small Arms 1943, Small Arms of the World
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Tools of War: History of
Weapons in Early Modern Times
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Pistols and
Revolvers: From 1400 to the Present Day
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502:Pistols: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
285:Nambu pistols (Type A, the Type B and Type 14)
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443:List of World War II infantry weapons – Japan
311:designs began to see production, such as the
307:Towards the end of the 19th century, certain
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657:"A Look Back at the Japanese Nambu Pistol"
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558:The Marine Corps Gazette: Volume 46
35:Japanese military pistol cartridge.
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158:10.00 mm (0.394 in)
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273:bottleneck handgun cartridge
248:328 J (242 ft⋅lbf)
182:0.92 mm (0.036 in)
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142:8.13 mm (0.320 in)
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438:List of handgun cartridges
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281:Type 100 submachine gun
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712:Smith, W.H.B. (1943).
544:The Great Book of Guns
477:小銃 拳銃 機関銃入門 日本の小火器徹底研究
155:Shoulder diameter
1335:8×22mm Nambu firearms
542:McNab, Chris (2004).
530:馮玉祥及孫岳軍より申出に係る兵器に関する件
515:Ramsey, Syed (2016).
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330:. By 1902, the first
309:semi-automatic pistol
279:in 1904, used in the
211:Ballistic performance
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974:Experimental Model 1
903:Type 99 sniper rifle
894:Type 97 sniper rifle
685:Feist, Paul (2012).
289:Nambu Type 94 pistol
139:Bullet diameter
1345:Military cartridges
1201:Experimental Type 5
1196:Experimental Type 4
826:North China Type 19
195:Overall length
1292:Handgun cartridges
1268:7.7×58mmSR Type 92
1263:7.7×58mmSR Type 89
1068:Heavy machine guns
1015:Light machine guns
629:. Amber Books Ltd.
345:Russo-Japanese War
179:Rim thickness
163:Base diameter
147:Neck diameter
100:Production history
82:Russo-Japanese War
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1154:Grenade launchers
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661:American Rifleman
598:２６年式及南部式拳銃射撃表送付の件
486:978-4-7698-2284-4
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381:9×19mm Parabellum
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131:Bottleneck,
109:Kijirō Nambu
94:World War II
23:8×22mm Nambu
461:Hogg, Ian,
402:Performance
369:Vietnam War
353:Pacific War
293:Pacific War
133:semi-rimmed
86:World War I
1329:Categories
1250:cartridges
671:2021-06-01
449:References
373:Korean War
317:Mauser C96
62:In service
365:Viet Cong
65:1904–1945
1239:Type 100
1224:Number 2
1219:Number 1
1173:Type 100
984:Type 100
808:Handguns
792:Bayonets
786:Swords:
665:Archived
427:See also
421:.380 ACP
328:revolver
287:and the
231:Velocity
115:Designed
105:Designer
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1229:Type 93
1168:Type 89
1163:Type 10
1134:Type 99
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1028:Type 89
1023:Type 11
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899:Type 99
879:Type 38
874:Type 35
864:Type 30
855:Arisaka
796:Type 30
325:Type 26
303:Origins
269:rimless
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1144:Type 4
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44:Pistol
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