30 Mauser) cartridge. Type 14 8mm Japanese Nambu History & Specifications The Type 14 Nambu entered production in 1926, an updated version of the Type A Nambu pistol developed in 1902 by ...

which was patented in 1893 and was indeed the first mass-produced semiauto pistol, or the German-made C96 “Broomhandle” Mauser, which was patented in 1896 and was the first military ...

Movie buffs will recognize the iconic “Broomhandle” Mauser as the template for the BlasTech DL-44 blaster that Han Solo uses in the Star Wars film franchise. But this gun’s real-world ...