8×22mm Nambu
Pistol cartridge designed by Kijiro Nambu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 A, the Type B and Type 14) and the Nambu Type 94 pistol. The 8×22mm Nambu cartridge was used in both the Pacific War and Second Sino-Japanese War.
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8×22mm Nambu | ||||||||
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Type | Pistol | |||||||
Place of origin | Japan | |||||||
Service history | ||||||||
In service | 1904–1945 | |||||||
Used by | Japan | |||||||
Wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I Second Sino-Japanese War World War II | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | Kijirō Nambu | |||||||
Designed | 1902 | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Case type | Bottleneck, semi-rimmed | |||||||
Bullet diameter | 8.13 mm (0.320 in) | |||||||
Neck diameter | 8.71 mm (0.343 in) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | 10.00 mm (0.394 in) | |||||||
Base diameter | 10.23 mm (0.403 in) | |||||||
Rim diameter | 10.50 mm (0.413 in) | |||||||
Rim thickness | 0.92 mm (0.036 in) | |||||||
Case length | 21.43 mm (0.844 in) | |||||||
Overall length | 31.56 mm (1.243 in) | |||||||
Primer type | Small pistol | |||||||
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Test barrel length: 117 mm (4.61 in) |
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