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Nanbu Kijiro
Nanbu Kijiro (Japanese: South kijiro/Nanbu Kijiro, Romanized: Nanbu Kijirō (April 2, 1869 - May 1, 1949) was a firearms designer affiliated with the Imperial Japanese Army and a doctor of engineering. In Japan, he was known as the John Browning of Japan for his contribution to the modernization of the Army's firearms. He was awarded the Second Class Imperial Treasure Medal and was the founder of Nanbu Firearms Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Category
- Artists
- Nationality
- Japan
- Born
- 1869-09-22
- Died
- 1949-05-01
- Wikidata
- Q703019