Japanese Revolvers - Type 26 Revolver, Nambu Model 60, Hinawa Revolver, Tanegashima Revolver, Baj?zutsu Revolver (Paperback)

Chapters: Type 26 Revolver, Nambu Model 60, Hinawa Revolver, Tanegashima Revolver, Baj?zutsu Revolver. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Type 26 or Model 26 "hammerless" revolver Nijuuroku-nen-shiki kenjuu) was the first modern pistol adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army. It was developed at the Koishikawa Arsenal and is named for its year of adoption in the Japanese dating system (the 26th year of the reign of the Meiji emperor, i.e., 1893). The revolver saw action in conflicts including the Russo-Japanese War, World War I and World War II. The Type 26 was originally intended to be used as a sidearm for cavalry, and typically features a lanyard ring on the pistol butt. Due to supply shortages, it was widely used as an auxiliary weapon and remained in service until the end of the Second World War. The Type 26 is a top-break revolver based on a contemporary Smith