I was musing today on what gun I would pick as the world's ugliest. My vote would have to go to the Japanese type 94 Nambu pistol, made during WWII. Not only ugly but dangerous in that it could be fired just by pressing the visible sear on its left side.

I have one in my collection as a negative example of a firearm!

Don't you agree?

John




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- Cogito, ergo armatus sum -

Thought this may have been about the Chiappa Rhino…

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Some Might Say.

Only if you're giving the Type 14 the runner-up.

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Because of the metric system?

Yeah, they are a homely little thing. I had a couple years ago when I was heavy onto collecting military weapons. Even shot them a bit, grip is a bit small and oddly shaped but they functioned fine with my handloads. That exposed sear bar is an odd feature. Though the safety does block it from pivoting out to fire as I remember. It was more compact than the other Japanese service pistol (the Type 14) or the older Nambu designs & the Type 26 revolver. Made it a little more suitable for aircrews, tank crews etc.

I had one of these
Not only ugly as sin, truly horrendous to shoot.

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I have one of these. It’s a contender for the title. Davis Warner "Infallible" Pistol | Legacy Collectibles

How is that bad boy $800 and out of stock???

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Because of the metric system?

I always thought the Mark VI .455 Webley was so ugly it was cool. So of course, I had to have one. I got real lucky in that I found this piece that didn't have the cylinder shaved.

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At one time I had an extensive collection of pre-war American made pocket pistols, but sold off most of them. I kept the .32 Infallible mainly because it was so unusual. I have fired it, even though most articles about it advise against that.

Japanese were not known for beautiful firearm designs. However My Japanese Charles Daly and Browning shotguns were better guns than the European counterparts.

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Markham

I'd vote for the USFA Zip: Just a moment...

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SWCA #590
"Colligo ergo sum"

I think this Croatian monstrosity gives the Type 94 a run for its money.

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Release the Kraken

I can’t like any of these guns.
Maybe if we changed the “LIKE” button to a “DISLIKE” button……..😂🤣😂

When I saw the thread title I thought the obvious answer was any Glock.

This may be a candidate. I had one of these for a very short time...Revolver with a safety.

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Lee Erickson

I'm putting in one vote for the M1895 Nagant revolver. It may be ugly and slow to load, but it sure is fun to shoot.

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I had a Grendel P-30 for a few years. It was a hoot to shoot and was pretty darn reliable. However I never could get used to the looks of it.

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USS Brewton FF1086
SWCA#3597

you gotta find a different word......ugly Don't get even close...

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Hipcocked & Locked

Almost as ugly as Ruger's P85

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213th FBINA

Any Ruger center-fire pistol or double action revolver makes every other gun on this list look like a beauty queen!!!

This might be the only gun on Earth, that can
make your face ugly, or uglier.

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Have Fun/Stay Safe

UGLY...........Anything made by Keltec.........

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S&W Accumulator

So much ugly out there. Is ugly just form or can function make a gun ugly?

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I vote for Highpoint guns - any and all of 'em. Individually, they may not be the ugliest of any gun, but I'd say Highpoint gets the crown for making the most ugly guns of any manufacturer. Every model is ugly.

Multiply a gun's ugly factor times the number of ugly models and you get an ugly rating far in excess of anybody else. Just IMNHO of course. But dang! they do make a lot of ugly guns.

I held one at a LGS yesterday. ANIB! It wasn't for sale. They had just got it in for a customer. I don't recall what the guy said he paid but I think it was in the 1K neighborhood. For sure ugly and didn't feel at all good in the hand.

...that is ONE UGLY pistol.

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"He was kinda funny lookin'"

I'd rather have a sister in a cat house than a Chiappa Rhino in my gun safe ....

Interesting. Like a Walther p38 with a double chin

Sorry I like the look. Not ugly. I'd pick one up as a shelf queen for a couple hundred tbh. No way for a grand

We probably have more ugly guns available today than we've ever had. Beauty in the eye of the beholder means little if it's negated by poor taste.

The funny thing is that the Type 94 seems to hold and point well in the hand, FAR better than any Glunk.

To me it is right up there in "ugliness" and right next to the Mauser C96 as far as looks & symmetry and are concerned.

I have one of the last commercial Webley 0.455's with a serial number that puts it close to the South African shipment around 1934-5. Not totally pristine due to what might have been an un-treated blood splash on one side, so a little corrosion. This was added to my collection of shaved 1917-18 0.455's that work well with an insert (obtained years ago from a member of this forum) for 0.455's or using 0.45 rimmed that are loaded to meet a roughly 650 fps setting. Also works in the 1924 Enfield (and before people scream!! Enfield made 0.455 Webleys from roughly 1919-1926). The dealer who sold me the 1934 0.455 had it listed as cheaper than two shaved 1917 Webleys (he did not know what he had) That is where a C&R Licence works well!! Dave_n

Ah, the CZ 38. The mechanics of that pistol are pretty novel along with its looks.

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Release the Kraken

Hard to hit anything with a gun that forces you to turn away when you draw it.

Jerry

I think the FP-45 Liberator might be the winner here but it's close!!! That Nambu is one plug ugly pistol!

FP-45 Liberator - Wikipedia

(C) Wikipedia although I don't think anything on Wiki has a copyright.

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Come and take it!!

I wish I still had mine! Along with the P-10! George Kellgrens first US guns...

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Retired LE Instructor/Armorer

[QUOTE=ISCS Yoda;142205583]I think the FP-45 Liberator might be the winner here but it's close!!! That Nambu is one plug ugly pistol!

FP-45 Liberator - Wikipedia
The Liberator was designed to be as cheap as possible and intended to fire only one shot. The idea was to use it to kill an enemy soldier and take his gun and ammunition.
The Nambu was the inspiration for the Ruger .22 semiauto pistol design.

And to think that USFA made some beautiful and well made SAA revolvers and gave it all up to make that Zip-22 and promptly go out of business.
I still look for and snap up reasonably priced USFA revolvers.

I came across a strange looking little pistol at my local pawn shop. it had come from a police auction, shows wear, & had 4 notches cut in the grips (which I changed out). It is a model 1905, .32 caliber SAVAGE. It has an unusual art-deco ray gun look, & has no screws in it. I had never seen one in person, but it came with 3 magazines, & was cheap, so IT came home with me. After cleaning/digging out petrified grease - I found it shoots very well - Decided I love it, & a keeper. Wonderful little piece of USA history, & one of first double stack 10 shots. Recommended by: Bat Masterson, & Buffalo Bill Cody. WOW !

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Not ugly…not beautiful either!

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Alan
SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

Not sure the acronym on the grips helps, either

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Psalm 27:2

As soon as I read the title, I immediately thought of that Nambu.

I have to call it a tie between the Mauser C96 (broomhandle) carbine and the Johnson military rifle.
Bob

The US M3 .45 cal Grease Gun wouldn't win any beauty contests but I have always wanted one.

Will all due respect to the runners-up, Gawd they’re fugly, my vote is with Paladin.

When it comes to firearms, where others see “ugly” I usually see “eccentric,” “unusual,” “transitional,” or “functional.”

But after spending the past several days trying to come up with a single redeeming aesthetic feature…I’ve got nothing.

In fact, the more closely I look the more ugliness I see.

So, yes. I agree completely.

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Mark Lathem

I disagree, Type 94 is eloquent and suave . Here’s ugly

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That would need to grow on me.