WWII Japanese Showa 19.10 Chuo Kogyo Under Nagoya Arsenal Type 94 Pistol 8x22mm (L2026-07310)

Serial no. 63200. Manufactured in October 1944 (Showa 19.10) by Chuo Kogyo under supervision of the Nagoya Arsenal, chambered in 8x22mm Nambu,3.8" round barrel. The bore is good with light frosting noted in the grooves, while rifling remains visible. The magazine is non-matching. The pistol is fitted with late-war slab wood grips and exhibits the rougher machining and finish quality commonly encountered on Japanese firearms produced during the final year of WWII as material shortages and production pressures intensified. Late-war Type 94 pistols are historically significant examples of Japan's wartime manufacturing changes, displaying many of the expedient production measures adopted as the conflict drew to a close. The action is smooth, mechanically sound, and functions correctly.