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Old November 28, 2009, 11:25 AM   #5
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Type 14 versus Type 94 Japanese Pistols

Friends,

"dances with guns" suggests that Type 14 Nambu pistols are "...known for blowing up in your hands."

Perhaps "dances with guns" conflates the Type 14 with the Type 94, image below.

Wikipedia states this about the Type 94: "The gun became notorious for a design flaw that allowed it to be fired with a round in the chamber by pressing an exposed sear on the left-hand side of the receiver. ... How often the described peculiarity really resulted in an accidental discharge in the field, is doubtful; while some officers allegedly told stories of slipping and falling in the mud, inadvertently triggering the pistol and injuring themselves, it seems to be more of a much-copied "gunwriters' legend", transferred from one author to the other." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_94_8_mm_Pistol

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