Japanese Type 3 HMG on a wheeled cart – photo courtesy of Max Popenker.
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Semiauto pistol
Detailed Photos: Hamada Pistols (7.65mm and 8mm)
The Hamada pistols were two of the few examples of Japanese military arms made by private companies rather than government arsenals. Hamada ran a shop making sporting arms before the war (and after), and converted […]
Accessories
New Reproduction Colt 4x AR-15 Scope by Brownells
In the 1970s and 80s, Colt offered a 4×20 fixed power scope for its commercial AR (the SP-1). These replaced the earlier 3x scopes, and were designed to fit directly to the rifle’s carry handle. […]
Light MGs
Type 97: Kijiro Nambu Adapts the ZB-30 for Japanese Tanks
Introduced in 1937, the Type 97 was basically a copy of the ZB 26/30 pattern light machine gun adapted to use in Japanese tanks and armored cars. The adaptations included mounting an optical sight to […]
That is a pretty ingenious mock up. You can see that the axle is actually lashed to the tripod. It must have made a racket going down the streets without the rubber tires on the bicycle rims. My question; Once you get there, how do you stabilize the gun to shoot it? Cut the lashings or hold on tight!
Typical grunt ingenuity in the field.
Looks like a rickshaw for which the operator no longer had a need…
Rob R,
I’d have to guess this was for transporting the gun only.
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