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1908 Japanese Hino Komura Pistol

1908 Japanese Hino Komura Pistol

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Published on February 26, 2012
Duration: 4:48

This video delves into the fascinating 1908 Japanese Hino-Komuro pistol, highlighting its unique blow-forward operating mechanism. The description details the inventive design by Kumazo Hino and its financing by Tomijiro Komuro. It explains how the barrel moves forward to chamber a round and then snaps back to fire. The manual cocking process, involving pulling the barrel forward, is also described, making this an interesting piece of early semi-automatic pistol history. The video points to the Forgotten Weapons Vault for further information.

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