Actually I've read some pretty good stuff about the quality of the Type 26 (introduced the 26th year of the Meiji Emperor which was 1893 for the rest of the world) revolver. It's load leaves alot to be desired, but they're pretty well made revolvers.
The breaktop design is basically the old Smith & Wesson breaktop feature. Which isn't surprising considering that the Imperial Japanese Navy used the S&W Russian revolver.
One neat feature is that the sideplate can be pivoted open and the lockparts can be removed for cleaning and lubrication without needing any tools. This same feature can be found on the Austro-Hungarian Rast & Gasser Model 98 revolver.
The revolver has no full cock feature and can't be thumb-cocked. This is similar to the British Enfield No. 2 Mk 1* , but the Enfield came along many decades after the Type 26 was introduced.
I've always thought that it would make a nice addition to my revolver collection. Congrats Nyles.
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11-07-2010, 01:21 AM
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