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Was curious to see if anyone had found any information on this Japanese maker, other than looking at their website and posting links of older BBS posts, been through all of them!
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They built printing presses
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Did they? Ha ha ha and Parker Brothers made games!
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Smith made typewriters 
USAF RET 1971-95 ![[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]](http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/57865_80x60.jpg)
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There is a city named Hamada, in Japan. You will find manufacturers of more than one thing that use that name. There was a company that built printing presses named “Hamada”. I haven’t seen one in years. I doubt it is the same company that built the guns. It doesn’t appear that the printing press manufacturer is around anymore.
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At one time I was a printer for 30years and was told that the company made all kinds of thing including guns but I no factual information to back that up ,,,kind of like husqvarna
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B & K Hamada were two brothers that made guns in the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. After the war the business changed to Hamada & Sons LTD, similar to our Griffin and Howe. They have some really nice quality guns, I was hoping to find some more info on them. Japanese gun makers are like the new British gun trade. There were a handful of amazing handmade gun manufacturers in Japan before the war. It’s a shame they are such a mystery.
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A friend has a Japanese copy of a Westley Richards droplock. Really a nice gun.
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B & K Hamada were two brothers that made guns in the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. After the war the business changed to Hamada & Sons LTD, similar to our Griffin and Howe. They have some really nice quality guns, I was hoping to find some more info on them. Japanese gun makers are like the new British gun trade. There were a handful of amazing handmade gun manufacturers in Japan before the war. It’s a shame they are such a mystery. Well, that is a start. Probably not such a mystery, in Japan, but, we ain’t there. There was a thriving gun trade in Japan, at one time. My Father had some customizing done to a first year Remington 700 in 7mm magnum that he bought in Japan, after winding down a brief tour in a different spot. The engraving and black chroming to the stainless barrel are as nice as anything I have ever seen, if not to my own tastes. Best, Ted
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A hamada company made a copy of the fn 1910 pistol ww2 arms producer
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