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Hino-Komuro pistol

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The Hino-Komuro M1908 was a blow-forward-operated, semi-automatic pistol of Japanese origin, designed by Hino Kumazo around 1903 and patented by Yujiro Komuro, manufactured by Komuro Juhou Seisakusho. About 1,200 were produced between 1908 and 1912 in three calibers, 8mm Nambu, .32 ACP, and .25 ACP, though the 8mm version was discontinued for excessive power. Most production records were destroyed in the Tokyo firebombing of World War II, and a warehouse discovery in December 1992 turned up 17 surviving .32 ACP examples that had been stored for roughly 45 years. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
.32 ACP 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1908 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Hino-Komuro pistol
  • service status
    25 ACP, though the 8mm version was discontinued for excessive power
  • Infobox, production_date field
    Infobox production_date field: 1908-1912
  • Caliber attribute (hino-komuro-pistol)
    About 1,200 were produced between 1908 and 1912 in three calibers, 8mm Nambu, .32 ACP, and .25 ACP, though the 8mm version was discontinued for excessive power.
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Wikidata: Hino-Komuro pistol
Wikidata Q4311153, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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