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Country	Japan
Type	Submachine Gun
Caliber	8.000 mm
Capacity	30 rounds
Length	900 mm
Barrel Length	228 mm
Weight	3.380 kg
Rate of Fire	800 rounds/min
Muzzle Velocity	335 m/s

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

Type Type 100 submachine guns were Japan's only submachine gun used during WW2. Originally designed by the Nambu Arms Company in 1939, they entered service in 1942. The Japanese notion for submachine guns was different, as seen in the design of the Type 100. Compared to contemporaries, they were underpowered. However, earlier models had mounting points for bayonets, and they were light in weight, making them lethal in close combat not only as a submachine guns but also as a melee weapon. Between 1942 and 1945, 30,000 were built.

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1. Anonymous says:
   24 Jul 2009 11:05:13 PM
   
   were would i get 1
2. Anonymous says:
   3 Sep 2009 07:26:55 PM
   
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