The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
KALAI PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-16. CAPTURED JAPANESE WEAPONS A HEADQUARTERS 6TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE WEAPON IN THE FOREGROUND IS A 7.7 MM TYPE 92 "WOODPECKER" HEAVY MACHINE GUN. IN THE BACKGROUND IS A 7.7MM TYPE 97 MACHINE GUN STANDING ON ITS BIPOD.
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-06-10. MEMBERS OF 1 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/2ND MACHINE GUN BATTALION, ASSEMBLING AND TESTING A JAPANESE 7.7 MM TYPE 92 "WOODPECKER" MACHINE GUN RECENTLY CAPTURED FROM THE ENEMY.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 9 JULY 1945. PRIVATE W L BROWN (1), PTE J AMBROSE (2) AND PTE G L HABY (3), MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, 2/1 MACHINE GUN BATTALION INSPECTING A JAPANESE 7.7 MM TYPE 92 "WOODPECKER" MACHIN
A captured Japanese type 97, 7.7 mm Vickers type aircraft machine gun, adapted for field use, on display at Headquarters 7 Division.
A captured Japanese type 97, 7.7 mm Vickers type aircraft machine gun, adapted for field use, on display at Headquarters 7 Division.
Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun Tripod Carry Rod. Round wooden pole with a checkered grip on one end. The other end has a locating stud 100mm from the base that locks into a key slot on the front leg of the
WANDOKAI, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-01. A 7.7MM JAPANESE TYPE 92 MACHINE GUN (WOODPECKER) MOUNTED AND READY FOR ACTION FOUND BY PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH DIVISION SALVAGE UNIT.
