The Type 14 Nambu, which gets its namesake from the year it was produced - the 14th year of the Taishō era, or 1926. It was designed to help lower the manufacturing cost of the Nambus, and like the Type A, fired the 8×22mm Nambu. From 1927, it was a standard issue sidearm for officers. It is believed that around 400,000 Type 14 Nambus were produced, but the exact number is unknown, as Japanese soldiers considered their weapons property of the emperor, and many chose to destroy their pistols or throw them into the ocean, to avoid them falling into enemy hands.