The Type 26 or Model 26 hammerless revolver (二十六年式拳銃 Nijuuroku-nen-shiki kenjuu) was the first modern pistol adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army. It was developed at the Koishikawa Arsenal and is named for its year of adoption in the Japanese dating system (the 26th year of the reign of the Meiji emperor i.e. 1893). The revolver saw action in conflicts including the Russo-Japanese War World War I and World War II.
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height (cm)
0.13
length (km)
0.231
weight (kg)
880.0
origin
Empire of Japan
type
Revolver
used in war
Russo-Japanese War, World War II, Second Sino-Japanese War, World War I
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