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machine gun

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  • Other Name

    Japanese Type 92 medium machine gun

    Japanese Type 1 heavy machine gun

  • Description

    Japanese Type 92 medium machine-gun or Japanese Type 1 heavy machine gun

    7.7mm calibre; semi-rimmed or rimless; aircooled

    specifications: weight: 61 lb; gas-operated; hotchkiss principle; coded; air-cooled; cyclic rate: 450 rpm; single or fully automatic; tripod is steel with khaki/[dive]/mudbrown paint; tripod weight: 60lbs

    markings:

    Japanese characters on side and top of gun

    serial number 2291

    other numbers: 10.4, 14.12

    manufacturer Nambu, Japan, circa 1936

  • Place
    Japan
  • Other Id

    W1491.2 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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