Engineering:Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927

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Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927
TypeSubmachine gun
Place of originEmpire of Japan
Production history
Designed1927
ManufacturerTokyo Arsenal
Specifications
Mass3.2 kg
Length690 mm
Barrel length230 mm

Cartridge8x22mm Nambu
Calibre8 mm
ActionBlowback
Rate of fire300-600 rpm
Muzzle velocity340 m/s
SightsIron

The Experimental Submachine Gun (試製自動短銃, Shisei jidō-tanjū) was a submachine gun of Japanese origin, manufactured by Tokyo Arsenal.[1] The Imperial Japanese Army developed the Model 1927, which was fed from a drum magazine. It was ordered from Tokyo Arsenal and tested by the army. However, it was inferior to submachine guns such as the MP 18, and broke during the test. In 1930, a second trial was conducted, and the gun was again by rejected by the army. Model 1 was made in 1936 and Model 2 was made in 1937. Model 2 was at first 6.5 mm caliber, but was later revised to 8 mm.

References

  1. Small Arms Illustrated, 2010