7×20mm Nambu

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7×20mm Nambu
Type	Pistol
Place of origin	Japan
Service history
In service	1929-1945
Used by	Japan
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Kijiro Nambu
Manufacturer	Koshikawa Arsenal
Specifications
Case type	Bottleneck rimless
Overall length	27mm
Primer type	Small pistol
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type	Velocity	Energy
56 grain	800fps	108j

The 7×20mm Nambu is a rimless, bottleneck handgun cartridge designed in Japan for use in the Type B or "Baby" model Nambu pistol.^[1] The cartridge is a scaled-down version of the 8×22mm Nambu used in all other Nambu pistol models, and is ballistically similar to the .32 ACP.^[2]

References

^ Miller, David (2007). Fighting Men of World War II, Volume I: Axis Forces—Uniforms, Equipment, and Weapons. Stackpole Books. p. 276. ISBN 0-8117-0277-4.
^ "Nambu World Ammunition & Reloading Page". http://members.shaw.ca/nambuworld/originalcollectibleammo.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

v t e Japanese Infantry Weapons of World War II

Swords	Guntō

Bayonets	Type 30 Bayonet

Side Arms	Type 26 revolver Nambu pistol Nambu Type 14 Nambu Type 94

Rifles and carbines	Type 30 Type 38 Type 38 Carbine Type 44 Carbine Type 97 sniper rifle Type 99 Type 99 sniper rifle TERA rifle Type 2 parachutist's rifle Type 4 Automatic Rifle Type I

Submachine Guns	Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927 Type II Type 100 Beretta Model 38

Light Machine Guns	Type 11 Type 92 Type 96 Type 97 Type 99

Heavy Machine Guns	Type 1 Type 3 Type 92

Grenades	Type 4 Type 10 Type 91 Type 97 Type 98 Type 99

Support Weapons	Type 93 Flamethrower Type 100 Flamethrower Type 10 Grenade Discharger Type 89 Grenade Discharger Type 100 Grenade Discharger Type 2 Rifle Grenade Launcher Type 97 20mm AT Rifle Type 4 70mm AT Rocket Launcher

Cartridges	9mm Japanese 8×22mm Nambu 7×20mm Nambu 6.5×50mm Arisaka 7.7×58mm Arisaka 7.7×58mmSR Arisaka Semi-Rimmed

Firearms of Japan

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