The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Type 100 Twin Barrel Aircraft Machine Gun. Air cooled barrels with piston tubes underneath. It has two wooden pistol grips with independent triggers. A canvas strap fits on a frame between the pistol grips to serve as a recoil breast pad. The frame is stamped with the Nagoya Army Ordnance Arsenal mark, 18.9 (September 1943) and 1946 is painted in white on the rear of the receiver. The safety catch is a simple toggle with a knurled handle. The weapon is complete with a pillar foresight and a ring backsight but does not have a saddle drum magazine.
This type of gun would have been fitted to a medium sized Japanese bomber aircraft.
Type 89 Aircraft Machine Gun. Plain air cooled barrel with a right side recoil piston assembly that makes the weapon look like it has two barrels. The right hand straight cocking lever is attached to
Type 89 Aircraft Machine Gun. Plain air cooled barrel with a right side recoil piston assembly that makes the weapon look like it has two barrels. The right hand straight cocking lever is attached to
Type 89 Aircraft Machine Gun. Plain air cooled barrel with a right side recoil piston assembly that makes the weapon look like it has two barrels. The right hand straight cocking lever is attached to
Type 98 Aircraft Machine Gun. Tubular receiver with a wood rear cover and pistol grip. The breech is stamped with the Nagoya arsenal mark 18.7 (1943 July) and the serial number. It has a straight bar
Type 89 Twin Aircraft Machine Guns on a dual mount. The twin air cooled barrels have fluted alloy jackets for half their length. It has twin pistol grips and two rear buffer pads that are missing the
Nambu Type 14 semi automatic pistol. Solit frame and a knurled round cocking piece. Receiver marked on the right side with the Nagoya arsenal stamp, the serial number and 14.10 indicating October 1939