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Old May 29th, 2007, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
A few possible candidates:

That pistol the Japanese issued....don't have the designation right off.
Possibly the Pistol, automatic, Type 94 ?

The normally restrained Ian V Hogg referred to this one as ' Astonishing....a monstrosity....capable of being fired by simply grasping it carelessly.....the Type 94 is, in my estimation, a prominent contender for the title of worst military pistol ever issued'.....( 'Encyclopedia Of Infantry Wepons Of WWII'. )
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