Timberwolf Posted March 9, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 9, 2021 Picked this up yesterday from the vets son. Just the Nambu, he didn’t want to let go of his dogtag just yet but his brother is looking for a unit history he has. His dad served as an artillery FO and acquired this in the Philippines off the body of a dead officer. This one was produced in August of ‘39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted March 9, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 9, 2021 Wow! Nice find. Hope they find the unit history or that you are able to find out more on the vet who brought it home. Thanks for sharing it with us! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted March 9, 2021 Share #3 Posted March 9, 2021 1 minute ago, USCapturephotos said: Wow! Nice find. Hope they find the unit history or that you are able to find out more on the vet who brought it home. Thanks for sharing it with us! Paul I wonder if the characters are the name of the officer who owned it? I have a contact in Japan and could ask for you. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted March 9, 2021 Share #4 Posted March 9, 2021 Very nice bring back rig. Great to have the holster with it. I bought one about a year ago that was a bring back as well. Wanted to get some ammo for it and shoot it (I shoot all my vintage military) but after looking online and checking out the action/functions of mine I have decided it will sit as a shelf queen. Anyway, nice pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted March 9, 2021 50 minutes ago, USCapturephotos said: I wonder if the characters are the name of the officer who owned it? I have a contact in Japan and could ask for you. Paul Yes, I actually have someone translating it out, but apparently it’s to a 2nd Lt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted March 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Brian Dentino said: Very nice bring back rig. Great to have the holster with it. I bought one about a year ago that was a bring back as well. Wanted to get some ammo for it and shoot it (I shoot all my vintage military) but after looking online and checking out the action/functions of mine I have decided it will sit as a shelf queen. Anyway, nice pick up. The ammo prices are absolutely nuts for them. I don't shoot my vintage firearms (shoot modern stuff though) so not a huge deal for me but I was definitely happy with this rig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted March 10, 2021 Share #7 Posted March 10, 2021 A really interesting bring-back! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted March 10, 2021 3 hours ago, katieony said: A really interesting bring-back! Thanks for posting! Thank you! The son was really happy it was going to a good home, and I was definitely glad to add it to the collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relic Posted March 19, 2021 Share #9 Posted March 19, 2021 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted March 20, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 12:56 AM, relic said: Beautiful. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkite93 Posted March 20, 2021 Share #11 Posted March 20, 2021 Very nice Nambu. Always nice when you can get something direct from the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted March 20, 2021 27 minutes ago, mkite93 said: Very nice Nambu. Always nice when you can get something direct from the family. Thank you! It's definitely been a while since I've acquired anything locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jangle Posted March 21, 2021 Share #13 Posted March 21, 2021 A nice desirable T-14. Made a month before going to the enlarged trigger guard in September '39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted March 22, 2021 On 3/21/2021 at 9:32 AM, jangle said: A nice desirable T-14. Made a month before going to the enlarged trigger guard in September '39. Thank you for the info! I was trying to figure out if this was a somewhat transitional gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted June 3, 2021 Little bit of an update on this. Vets son found a card his dad had typed up in at least the 1980’s on how it was acquired and his unit info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2collector985 Posted October 7, 2021 Share #16 Posted October 7, 2021 Just saw this thread. That’s a fantastic Type 14, and to be acquired from the vet family…it doesn’t get much better than that. I love the card with how the pistol was acquired, a rare find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share #17 Posted October 10, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 3:32 PM, ww2collector985 said: Just saw this thread. That’s a fantastic Type 14, and to be acquired from the vet family…it doesn’t get much better than that. I love the card with how the pistol was acquired, a rare find. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted October 11, 2021 Share #18 Posted October 11, 2021 Could he have been in South Bend, Indiana in the late 70s? Found this picture of a Kenneth Rhoton in South Bend in 1979: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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