1908 Japanese Hino Komura Pistol
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.










