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Description
The Type 100 submachine gun (一〇〇式機関短銃, Hyaku-shiki kikan-tanjū) was a Japanese submachine gun used during World War II and the only submachine gun produced by Japan in any quantity. It was made in two basic variants referred to by American and British observers as the Type 100/40 and the Type 100/44, the latter also known as the Type 100 (Simplified).[3] A small number of the earlier version were converted into using folding stock, sometimes referred to by the Allies as the Type 100 Navy, which was made for parachutists.[3]Type Submachine gun
Place of origin Empire of Japan
Service history
In service 1942–1954[1]
Used by Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
Wars World War II
Production history
Designer Kijiro Nambu
Designed 1939
Manufacturer Nagoya Arsenal[2]
Produced 1942–1945[1]
No. built ~24,000 [1]
Variants Type 100/40 (with solid stock)
Type 100/40 (with folding stock)
Type 100/44 (with solid stock)
Specifications
Mass 3.7 kg (8 lb 3 oz)
(1942, empty)[3]
4.2 kg (9 lb 4 oz)
(1942, loaded)
3.8 kg (8 lb 6 oz)
(1944, empty)[3]
4.4 kg (9 lb 11 oz)
(1944, loaded)[1]
Length 890 mm (35 in) (1942)[3]
900 mm (35.4 in) (1944)[1]
Barrel length 228 mm (9 in) (1942)
230 mm (9 in) (1944)[1]
Cartridge 8×22mm Nambu
Caliber 8mm
Action Blowback
Rate of fire 450 rounds per minute (1942)[1]
800 rounds per minute (1944)[1]
Muzzle velocity 335 m/s (1,099 ft/s)[1]
Effective firing range 100–150 m (110–160 yd)[4]
Feed system 30-round detachable curved box magazine[1]
