North China Type 19 Handgun
The North China Type 19 (北支一九式拳銃) was a military sidearm produced during World War II by the Empire of Japan. Produced in China during the final stages of World War II, the North China Type was most likely made in an effort to supply troops based in Manchuria when supply lines from Japan became disrupted by Allied submarines and bombing. Officially approved by the Chief of the Ordnance Bureau, the Type 19 is very scarce with only eleven surviving examples known. The pistol appears to be a redesign of the Type 14 Nambu pistol but all pertinent ordinance records lost during World War II.[4]
| North China type 19 pistol | |
|---|---|
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1944–1945 |
| Used by | Japan Collaborationist Chinese Army[1] |
| Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | North China Engineering Co Ltd, Shenyang |
| Produced | 1944–1945[2] |
| No. built | c. 100[3] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1106 g (2 lb 7oz) unloaded [3] |
| Length | 235 mm (9.25 in)[3] |
| Barrel length | 118 mm (4.65 in)[3] |
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 in)[3] |
| Cartridge | 8×22mm Nambu[3] |
| Caliber | 8 mm |
| Action | Short recoil, locked breech[3] |
| Feed system | 8–round Magazine (firearms)[3] |
| Sights | Blade, V-notch |
Notes
- Jowett, Philip S. (2004). Rays of the Rising Sun: Armed Forces of Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45: Volume 1: China and Manchukuo. Helion & Company Limited. p. 75. ISBN 9781906033781.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Derby, Harry L. Japanese Military Cartridge Handguns 1893–1945 (2003), p. 260
- Derby, Harry L. Japanese Military Cartridge Handguns 1893–1945 (2003), p. 263
- Derby, Harry L. Japanese Military Cartridge Handguns 1893–1945 (2003), p. 258
References
- Derby, Harry L.; Brown, James D. (2003). Japanese Military Cartridge Handguns 1893–1945. Atglen, Philadelphia: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-1780-6.
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