The Nambu Type 94 was an 8mm handgun designed by Colonel Kijirō Nambu of the Imperial Japanese Army. It is often regarded as the worst handgun ever to see military service. The Type 94 could fire the 8x22mm Nambu Cartridge out of a six round magazine with a muzzle velocity of about 300 meters per second. Its total weight meanwhile was about 580 grams unloaded with a total length of 18.1 centimeters. The construction of the weapon can best be described as shoddy craftsmanship even at the height of the weapon's design when adequate materials were accessible. The quality went even further down as the war progressed.