Minute of Mae: Japanese Type 26

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[@Pcm979]

I think of top-break revolvers as the pocket watches of the handgun world: They're not the best or most modern designs, but they're the classiest.

[@scowler7200]

Why did top-break pocket pistols fall out of style while derringers persisted? Food for though, yeah?

[@johnmadow5331]

I was told that the Japanese firearms is not safe to shoot due to quality of materials back then in 1930. When I came to America way back in 1970 the Nambu Type 14 and Baby Nambu in good condition is not not worth that much and the collector think it is a joke if it fired a real ammo without blowing up in front of the shooter face. I was told the Japanese officer during WW-II carried Walther model 5 pistol calibre 6.35 mm. and the government official carried Colt 1903 hammerless calibre .32 ACP.

[@genericpersonx333]

@@johnmadow5331 I presume you know better now that all those gun loremasters back in the day who bad-mouthed the Japanese were just plain wrong with a few exceptions?

[@_ArsNova]

Top-break revolvers are pretty much functionally identical to modern swing-out cylinder revolvers, in terms of ergonomics, reload speed, etc. The biggest reason swing-outs have totally replaced them is because they're far cheaper to produce.

[@dgundeadforge17]

@@scowler7200 from what i heard it was concealability and reliability. Derringers had simpler locking that had better reliability, top breaks are known for issues with locking mechanism getting damaged, while derringer is basically like a break action shotgun they just work.

[@Gunsbeerfreedom87]

I love the weird small bore revolvers people came up with in the transition from black powder to smokeless.

[@mikepette4422]

me too I love the whole period in question

[@BigVanillaBlast]

Howdy

[@_ArsNova]

What's weird about it? How is it small bore? The cartridge is virtually identical to .38 S&W, with the biggest differences being rim thickness and diameter of all things.

[@nicholasthuya7683]

Unrelated side not if you want to experience the full, Japanese 19tn century war experience You should play shogun 2 fall of the samurai

[@Gunsbeerfreedom87]

@@nicholasthuya7683 I have, many times. Nowadays I'll just take my Murata out though.

[@kitchenjail3546]

Fun fact: the Type 26 can fire grenades when modified with a grenade launching cup and loaded with blank rounds.

[@stevemc6010]

Japanese kampfpistole

[@benjamindavidovichwaals2899]

vuuuuuut????? how is that possible?

[@pupyasko1233]

afaik only tear gas grenades. still cool though

[@mattmarzula]

@First Last you can throw a grenade that far using a healthy arm by exposing yourself. Ever been injured in combat? Makes your throw less certain. Especially when it's your throwing arm. It's a tool in the tool box. Just remember, things that seem stupid were thought up by smarter men than you.

[@LadyAnuB]

@First Last Can you be as consistent with your throws as you're likely to be with this configured to launch grenades?

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Japanese General: I demand webley revolvers. Japanese Government: We have Webleys at home.

[@cheddarchip1013]

LOL, perfect use of that meme

[@_ArsNova]

How? I own a Webley and a Type 26, the former is not drastically better than the latter.

[@danlomanalo4161]

​@@_ArsNovaITS A MEME FFS

[@Bayan1905]

You can certainly see the influence of the Smith & Wesson break open revolvers in this design.

[@_ArsNova]

It doesn't have much in common with Smith & Wesson really, despite the surface level aesthetics. Mechanically it's more akin to some French revolvers of the time.

[@naricky8408]

But many people still think Type 26 is a ripoff of Webley despite both revolver has different Top break mechanism.

[@danlomanalo4161]

​@@_ArsNovabr9 i see you in every comment section of this video😂😂

[@chew2elah]

I have one of these revolvers that my grandfather brought back from the South Pacific.

[@EmperorHirohito-kv2uc]

Yeah, Minute of Mae is cool, but what if, we had TWO minutes of Mae

[@scottydu81]

That’s when you hit the replay button 😎

[@EmperorHirohito-kv2uc]

@@scottydu81 Smart, but what if I want to learn more about the same gun ?

[@scottydu81]

@@EmperorHirohito-kv2uc Watch it a third time! 😃

[@EmperorHirohito-kv2uc]

@@scottydu81 I SAID MORE INFORMATION !

[@rriflemann308]

3 minutes of May, with a second magazine or cylinder full and a review of the target performance.

[@timblack6422]

Personally, I love these “minutes”!!

[@hamm6035]

Love my minute of Mae. 😎

[@bigal2696]

Interesting. Mae is top notch no matter what she is firing

[@Lomi311]

One of my favorite revolvers of the series. Familiar but more different.

[@lonewolfy5697]

I love the type 26

[@timhofstetter5654]

Note to C&Rsenal: "Minute of Mae" is genius. Mae can give us lots of good information very quickly this way.

[@moahernandrz91]

I love her video

[@rebeccatyler3851]

thanks mae

[@cosmin_budda]

NICE

[@pocket_historian1807]

You look familiar

[@thelaughinghyenas8465]

Nice! Thank you for the video.

[@NemoKeine]

again, just watched the full episode, I feel spied upon, enlightening about a revolver I never knew of

[@snakebite210]

Excellent

[@user-ql6kz7ls1m]

Dear all, especially Ms Mae, I am happy to see and watch this channell deals with Japanese old hand gun.

[@mattfleming86]

Captions: "Not a bad little ass defense kind of weapon" Well, that is true.

[@runner3033]

Haha... the joys of cramming 1:20 worth of speech into 1:00. Reminds one of speech bits from 90's video games were space and memory were at a premium, and the voice actors had to talk *fast* to get some parts to fit.

[@HolkHugan]

Always nice to see Mae shooting something.

[@xochj]

Mae's voice is amazing. Maybe audiobook narrator?

[@garrisonnichols7372]

What's crazy is the Japanese kept this obsolete revolver in service all the way to the end of WW2.

[@_ArsNova]

How so? The British, US, Soviet, and virtually every other military kept obsolete revolvers in service through WW2. The Japanese were actually one of the most technologically advanced, being one of the first militaries in the world to develop and adopt an automatic pistol.

[@classifiedad1]

@@_ArsNova Indeed. There is plenty of criticism on the technological capability of Japan especially around the first half of the 20th century. However, there's precisely one country who fielded battleships with 18" guns, and it wasn't the US or the UK. The Imperial Japanese Army was a rather well-motorized force, something used to effect against the Nationalist Chinese. It doesn't come up much because the IJA never really used motorized infantry against the Western Allies other than in China because they fought them in places like New Guinea, Burma, and the South Pacific, which aren't particularly suitable for motorized infantry. That, and the IJN needed the steel for those trucks and tanks for barges and warships, which would probably be more useful in the region anyways, and the IJA and IJN never got along well.

[@junglesairsoftblog6311]

Love these episodes 💕

[@impliedtomato8760]

I would not say no to this revolver if someone gave me one

[@rrich52806]

You all Should have open up the sides to expose its clock work.

[@user-lw4sq8sp6r]

うぉ！二十六年式拳銃だぁ！

[@scottydu81]

I always keep both eyes open with pistol shooting, it keeps depth perception.

[@olskool3967]

another video from our friendly neighborhood Mae,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :))

[@elsonramos802]

Love it

[@Huy-G-Le]

One of the best looking Webley revolver I ever see.

[@williebulletman5217]

Great video Mrs’ End of Mea

[@thepenultimateninja5797]

0:52 What is meant by 'cylinder roll'? I have not come across the term before. Does it maybe mean when the cylinder is free to rotate at all times instead of being locked in place? If so, I have always thought that was an awful design.

[@garrisonnichols7372]

Yep that's what it means! This revolver doesn't have the same lock mechanism as a Colt or S&W where the timing is locked in place by the hand. It's a metal bar that is connected to the hammer that stops the cylinder from moving. The Japanese didn't seem to think it was an important design. Alot of Japanese guns from the first and second world wars were pretty awful in my opinion. The Americans who captured alot of their guns in WW2 have the same opinion. But you have to understand what's going on here. Japan for over a century hadn't changed at all. They didn't start to modernize their country until the early 20th century. The guns they used in their military were already obsolete or very bad by Western standards and Japan lacked the industry to replace alot of their equipment. The Japanese government and generals in power had an attitude of if it ain't broken way fix it. Problem was they didn't see how effective new weapons such as guns became in the 1920s and 30s. When America adopted the semiautomatic M1 Garand the Japanese were just about to adopt a new bolt action rifle! They also didn't think sub machine guns and light automatic rifles were necessary either. They had prototypes being made but ended up using the same guns they had been making since the early 1920s. Without making much improvements.

[@_ArsNova]

The cylinder is free to roll in place while the trigger is not being actively pulled. On paper it seems like a big issue, but in reality (I own a Type 26) it's a virtual non-issue. The cylinder should be fully loaded when carried to begin with, but either way the holster keeps in in place, and the cylinder really doesn't move unless you deliberately start applying pressure to it.

[@genericpersonx333]

In fairness to the Japanese, they were very committed to the idea that officers lead, not shoot. They have a bunch of riflemen to do the shooting, and their job is to make sure the riflemen are shooting and moving as needed. A pistol was just a personal defense weapon for those rare times they needed to shoot someone faster than they could tell one of their riflemen to do it for them. The Type 26 was perfectly good for quickly putting six holes in anyone within 30 feet with minimal effort spent on training and maintenance. Cylinder-stops were not important if you expected to shoot all your cartridges before you reloaded or holstered. Comparing weapons and doctrines is fun, but a big part of firearms history is understanding what the people who designed and/or adopted a weapon were thinking about when they made their choices.

[@_ArsNova]

@@genericpersonx333 Very much agreed. People want to compare what it supposed to be a rugged and reliable officer's status symbol and backup weapon, only to really be used in cases of self-defense or discipline, and compare it to far more expensive to produce revolvers that could be used as target pistols. It succeeded fantastically in it's role, being carried by some officers through to 1945, 52 years after it was adopted.

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

@@garrisonnichols7372 I remember that the Arisaka was considered to be more durable and reliable than many contemporaries like the Mosin-Nagant, Gewehr 98, and Lee-Enfield, though- well, except for the low-powered round. This isn’t to say that the Japanese military wasn’t shit, they certainly were. Had China not been in a civil war at the time of WWII they might have been able to really beat them back, especially given their vastly superior arsenal and methods of command.

[@user-vb6zy9qr3r]

中折式最高です

[@ohioslacker]

I do want to know more, and I am subscribed.

[@potatosurfing6779]

I love you mae ; )

[@megaben99]

Have you ever thought of doing a video about the japanese Hino-Komuro pistol?

[@_ArsNova]

I have a Type 26, where did you guys get ammo? Hand load? It's virtually impossible to find.

[@genericpersonx333]

They do have a guy who can, with enough time and money, make almost anything in the amounts needed for a single episode.

[@_ArsNova]

@@genericpersonx333 I suspected as much. 9mm Japanese revolver cartridges are especially hard to make, as you can't just cut down .38 S&W, you actually have to reshape the rim and such. Virtually impossible to find anywhere, and original cartridges are collectors items.

[@genericpersonx333]

@@_ArsNova For true. With the growth of 3D printing, however, it may become viable to make one-time-use polymer casings for some of these low-powered bullets. Just cast some linotype bullets, you can handload a hundred for the price a single original cartridge.

[@Gunsbeerfreedom87]

@@_ArsNova Not that hard to make if you have a bench lathe, which is a required tool if you want to shoot a lot of these old surp guns.

[@corneliussulla9963]

I would like to ask you guys about the future of your reprocussion series: Will you focus only on Colt revolvers like most of the big gun channels do or can I hope for an extended, detailed episode about the Remington New Model Army/Navy/Pocket/Police revolvers? Todays most popular cap&ball revolver deserves such a video and there are only five minute clips about them around.

[@f14tomcat46]

I like revolver...

[@mathiaslindgren9544]

Eyyy, it's a minute of Maeee

[@captainvladmir7535]

This gun looks very pleasant to shoot somehow.

[@rippertrain]

Any revolver is my favourite pistol Edit. Everytime I take my SAA replica To the range I always find myself saying "dance pilgram" then I proceed to miss all 5 plates and I love it.

[@johnzeszut3170]

I remember that it would not take domestic .38 cartridges as the base was a trifle too thick to allow them to chamber.

[@kimisdaman]

I used slightly shortened .38 Super cases, as the rim is very thin.

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

I love old revolvers

[@Voidward]

Wooo, top break 👀

[@eh3063]

我が帝国の26年式拳銃。日本人の私は見たことしかないのに、実弾を撃てて羨ましい。

[@Londonjackuyyt]

🎌

[@eh3063]

🇯🇵🙌🏻

[@1936Garand]

I have one of these but can't find ammo :(

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

That's a common problem these days.

[@_ArsNova]

​@@georgesakellaropoulos8162 Has nothing to do with the current ammo shortage. 9mm Japanese revolver cartridges are a unique proprietary cartridge that has been near impossible to find new for several decades.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

@@_ArsNova I understand this. I just wanted to make the point that owning a gun that, in normal times, would be hard to find ammo for, is a situation that many of us find ourselves in with things that used to be readily available. I handload myself and am curious if there is another cartridge that could be used to make brass.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

@@_ArsNova A little Google fu reveals that there is a company called Buffalo cartridge (not Buffalo bore) that makes ammo for your revolver in limited runs. Currently out of stock but maybe you can contact them.

[@spenceramey406]

@@_ArsNova Does PPU make them? They seem to make almost any archaic round.

[@peterkjellman3671]

You should make a poster with a picture of smiling Mae. I would put it on my gun room wall.

[@senecanero3874]

Pls do these as shorts

[@alisaiful6717]

Look easy to use. Less recoil.It mean more accurate. Ideal side arm..

[@dr.donaldhurley2922]

"required comment for data purposes"

[@ernestorafaeldiaz8374]

Hello fellers

[@mclafullton6830]

👌🏿

[@brendanliamgill99]

Im more amazed about the fact they got her ammo for that gun i heard no one makes the stuff and the surplus supply was slim pickings

[@frisco1138117]

They have a guy who load custom ammunition for most of the impossible to find stuff.

[@brendanliamgill99]

@@frisco1138117 wow i wonder what they did for casings because from what I read once was the original cases had a habit of splitting apart once uesd but thats why they have a guy make them for them

[@schizoidboy]

I wonder if anyone thought that this was the best handgun the Japanese had on hand compared to their other designs during WWII. I heard Japanese officers, if they could, used Western handguns like ones made in Germany.

[@CreatorCade]

Well it’s got nothing on a Webley or a Schofield but it’s neat to see that even Japan has its own version of a top break revolver.

[@petercarlisle2927]

Oh snap!

[@faiqkhan5032]

Plz make video of m3 sub machine gun usa 45 cal

[@bishopsteiner7134]

I have a strange affection for that little gun, and TBH don't think I would have felt poorly armed in WWI to pack one along with my Type 38/44. Would it be my first choice of side arm or even revolver? No, the 1917s in 45 ACP are still my top revolvers, followed by Y Olde Webley. I might realistically trust it over a Luger or 1911 though, since semis were still not near as reliable as we come to expect today in WWI. Hard to say though since comparing 100+ yr old examples isn't quite the same data set one would have gleaned in 1914 comparing them all. (So I'd probably lean on the S&W 1917 overall)

[@_ArsNova]

I own all of the handguns you just listed, you'd be insane not to take a Luger or 1911 over any of those revolvers. The 1911 and Luger became so widespread simply because they were incredibly reliable, and have many other better features like being more accurate than a revolver, unless you want to use it in double-action. As for the Type 38 in WWI, you would have been armed with best service rifle of any power at the time, so you definitely wouldn't have been poorly armed.

[@tommynguyen6336]

it kinna like the webley MK4

[@jameson7276]

I wonder how this is better than the 25 other types.

[@rudycarrera791]

The Type 26 was named for the 26th year of the Meiji Era and was Japan's 1st attempt at a modern revolver.

[@catphotos9836]

"Can we have webley?" "We have webley at home" *Webley at home*

[@kentr2424]

Mae, have you ever done a Minute on Webleys from the Great War?

[@jamesfrazier4650]

Can you give me contact information for someone that sells ammunition for the type 26?

[@mr31337]

Best mom with gun video on youtube

[@olhemi1]

😁👍☕

[@promptedleek4829]

Either way, not a bad first domestic handgun

[@rymanjones3]

where was this in bf5

[@deanhankio6304]

how many people around are smiling while shooting ?

[@johnneebe824]

Her husband came up with the titles….poor Mae.

[@ToyotaPete]

👍

[@Semper_Iratus]

Too soon for coat weather.

[@amanbhardwaj855]

Hello

[@Klystronium]

Where do you attach the bayonet?

[@denis75013000]

Always one handed mrs ?

[@tareqahmedmojumder8632]

💓❤️💕🎉🌍

[@spenceramey406]

I feel like, the Imperial Japanese armed forces up til WWII, should have just stuck with this revolver sidearm than the Nambu type 14 & 94 pistols.

[@xcalibrx1653]

Why? handguns werent that important of a priority to begin with. If you find yourself where you have to use a handgun, youre screwed. Handguns were given to commissioned officers, machine gun crews, and rear echelon pogs like quartermasters or guards who didnt need the best or most gucci handgun.

[@spenceramey406]

@@xcalibrx1653 I see you point however, by the early 20th century, most European powers were starting to see the revolver as obsolete. The only major powers that were still using revolvers at this time period and up till the Second World War were United Kingdom (Webley) and Tsarist then later Soviet Russia (Nagant Revolver). Yes, at times if you have to resort to your handgun, it means you were in a very dire situation. But, it can miraculously save one's life if their primary weapon is out of commission during a life and death scenario. Imperial Japan on the other hand, probably switched to auto loading pistols because of them still competing with the European powers military, at the time. Hence, Imperial Japan was becoming an "Asian Prussia". However, despite handguns being mostly issued to roles not requiring to hold a battle rifle, obviously the pistol had main advantages over the archaic revolver, mainly ammo capacity and faster reloading. The only country in the early-mid 20th Century that viewed the handgun as a important secondary tool, not as a badge of rank or notable position was, Germany. But, for Japan's sake, due to the known unreliability and at times dangerous to the shooter, issues with the Type 14 and 94 Nambu pistols. They should of stayed with the revolver. I mean, a revolver is somewhat idiot-proof to make and be reliable.

[@naricky8408]

@@spenceramey406 Type 14 and 94 reliability and accidental discharge issue are overstated ,Early Type 14 pistol has a very long firing pin that causes light primer strike and AD happen very often,In 1932 Japanese arsenal recalled Type 14 pistol and replaced with shorter firing pin and other modification .Type 94 pistol issue is covered by Ian from Forgotten Weapons and Targetpopper .

[@kornaktanker7633]

looks odd with the spurless hammer

[@rodeanalfanteforcadela7645]

The IJA could've stayed with this. But what do I know 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@paleoph6168]

Preferably, I would have them adopt the Type 14 that uses a rimless version of 9x22mmR.

[@WalterBurton]

👍👍👍

[@jamesfrazier4650]

I have one. Please advise of website/phone number for biz that sells ammo. Thanks!

[@DD-yf6qd]

I'm the 1.9K person to like this ! Woo & also Hoo!

[@lunarken]

26

[@user-oj8md3xb7v]

Σ(ﾟдﾟ；) ちゃんと発火してる！？ from Japan .

[@faithlessberserker5921]

For some reason I expected you to have a British accent

[@retirednavy8720]

I'd like to know where Mae was when I was looking for a wife.

[@RoundBaguette]

Cringe

[@yo388]

4 min ad on a 1 min video lol KZbin you’re so terrible 😂

[@hiwhatsyourface]

Here to contribute Mandatory Algorithm Engagement

[@DanteQuixote89]

Mae's voice 🍑

[@fg42t2]

6 more seconds would show the group she shot ??? Why not????

[@harveyknguyen]

bc then it's a minute and six seconds of mae and not a minute of mae

[@Sergey-yn7fk]

Странное оружие если честно ! Теряется линия прицеливания . Японское оружие - всегда странное !!!

[@ScottKenny1978]

One view, 15 likes.

[@Londonjackuyyt]

Japanese Webley

[@282XVL]

Given a choice I would have preferred to carry this into WW2 over the piece of shit and unsafe nambu.

[@harveyknguyen]

the Type 14 Nambu was fine, the 94 was also kind of fine aside from the transfer bar issue (that isn't really an issue anyway, the holsters they made for it specifically protected that part)

[@JohnnyLouisXIX]

Weeb Webley

[@ryangshooter_1682]

4th

[@dylanmoore7466]

Why. Why. Why do you always refer to firearms as she. Women are not objects

[@paleoph6168]

Nice to see someone give credit where credit is due and fair criticism on this handgun unlike someone else I know... (@THEEJuror13)