Kijirō Nambu (南部 麒次郎, Nanbu Kijirō, September 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949) was a Japanese firearms designer and career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army...

earlier service pistol, the Type 26 revolver. The pistols were designed by Kijiro Nambu and saw extensive service in the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese...

1968), Japanese cyclist Kenzo Nambu (born 1992), Japanese footballer Kijirō Nambu (1869–1949), Japanese gunmaker Yoichiro Nambu (1921–2015), Japanese American...

by Shin-Chuō Industries, later merged with Minebea. "New Nambu" was named after Kijirō Nambu, a notable firearm designer and the founder of Shin-Chuō...

Shin-Chuō Industries, later merged with Minebea. "New Nambu" was named after Kijirō Nambu, a notable firearm designer and the founder of Shin-Chuō Industries....

Type 94 Nambu 8 mm pistol (Type 94 handgun, in Japanese: 九四式拳銃, romanized: Kyūyon-Shiki Kenjū) is a semiautomatic pistol developed by Kijirō Nambu and his...

The 8×22mm Nambu is a rimless, bottleneck handgun cartridge introduced in Imperial Japan in 1904, used in the Type 100 submachine gun, Nambu pistols (Type...

as one of the leading arms designers in Japanese history, alongside Kijirō Nambu. Arisaka was born in Iwakuni, Suo province (currently part of Yamaguchi...

notable service during the Russo-Japanese War Japanese gun designer Kijirō Nambu would later modify the domestic Hotchkiss MLE 1897 heavy machine gun...

it was used after the war by various forces in East Asia. Designed by Kijiro Nambu and built by Hino Motors and Hitachi, its total production was about...

Japanese Army's first light machine gun, the Type 11 was designed by Kijirō Nambu and had certain similarities to the Hotchkiss series of machine guns...

based on the Type 30 for the Imperial Japanese Navy Land Forces by Major Nambu Kijirō. Changes include tangent type rear sight, separate sliding bolt cover...

The 7×20mm Nambu is a rimless, bottleneck handgun cartridge designed in Japan for use in the Type B or "Baby" model Nambu pistol. The cartridge is a scaled-down...

manufacturing the black powder in use by the 8mm Murata cartridge. Army Captain Kijirō Nambu of the Tokyo Artillery Arsenal was appointed leader of the commission...

(1861–1937) Chūhachi Ninomiya (1866–1936) Sakichi Toyoda (1867–1930) Kijirō Nambu (1869–1949) Namihei Odaira (1874–1951) Jujiro Matsuda (1875–1952) Masuda...

notes that the Type 96 featured a unique bolt lock system designed by Kijiro Nambu. The Type 96 light machine gun was almost a complete reworking of the...

Albini Francis Braendlin 11mm  Belgium 1867 Arisaka Arisaka Nariakira Kijirō Nambu 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka 7.7×58mm Arisaka  Japan 1897 ArmaLite AR-5 ArmaLite...

Tasuku Okada: Chief, Sagami Army Arsenal Kijirō Nambu: Chief, Tokyo Army Arsenal; he also founded and led Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company during wartime...

Dale. "Rifle, U.S., Type 99, Japanese Cal., .30 Stock Replacement" (PDF). Nambu World Museum Institute. Hutchison, Harold C. (21 January 2021). "This mediocre...

OCLC 1036801376. McCollum, Ian (2 February 2019). "Shooting a Type 99 Nambu in 7.62mm NATO". YouTube (Forgotten Weapons). Archived from the original...

Arsenals Light machine guns Type 96 light machine gun (Empire of Japan – Kijirō Nambu – 1936 – light machine gun – 6.5×50mm Semi-Rimmed Arisaka: Imperial Japanese...

rimless cartridges were found to have better performance in tests of Kijiro Nambu's ZB-30 clone, the Type 97 in-vehicle heavy machine gun fed with straight...

pre–World War II Japanese experimental submachine gun chambered in the 8mm Nambu round. The Type 2 model was a development from the earlier Type 1 submachine...

and cartridge extraction. Major Kijiro Nambu undertook a redesign of the Type 30, which was introduced in 1906. Nambu reduced the number of parts making...

submachine guns had stalled. After earlier prototypes designed and built by the Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company, the Experimental Model 1 and Experimental Model...