Folks,
I'm new here, I joined to find out what I could about a firearm that made its way into my possession. My father in law gave me this Shotgun this past december. It was brought home from the pacific after WW2 by my great uncle (in law) and given to my great grandfather (in-law). My father in law gave it to me because neither of his sons have interest in firearms. The story of this weapon has all but died - both my greatgrandfather and great-uncle have no solid recollection of where it came from. Given their old age this is not surprising.
I will provide pictures below.
Key inscriptions:
"Nawa Works"
"Nawa Works Tokyo"
"Safe" (in english, on thumb safety)
Engravings appear to be hand-done, especially the font as it differs in each place it is engraved. I have not been able to find anything about this firearm.
I am not interested in selling, I just would like to know if anyone has any information on the origin of this firearm.
I'm new here, I joined to find out what I could about a firearm that made its way into my possession. My father in law gave me this Shotgun this past december. It was brought home from the pacific after WW2 by my great uncle (in law) and given to my great grandfather (in-law). My father in law gave it to me because neither of his sons have interest in firearms. The story of this weapon has all but died - both my greatgrandfather and great-uncle have no solid recollection of where it came from. Given their old age this is not surprising.
I will provide pictures below.
Key inscriptions:
"Nawa Works"
"Nawa Works Tokyo"
"Safe" (in english, on thumb safety)
Engravings appear to be hand-done, especially the font as it differs in each place it is engraved. I have not been able to find anything about this firearm.
I am not interested in selling, I just would like to know if anyone has any information on the origin of this firearm.