That contemplative stare is him trying to figure out how to fire the gun, hold the hopper cover open, and load clips into the gun simultaneously with only two hands.
Vintage Saturday: Type 11 Nambu
Commentary
Teri from NambuWorld.com
While we were at the SAR West show this year, we had the chance to chat with Teri, who runs NambuWorld.com. Teri is a Canadian collector who took a longtime interest in Japan and built […]
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Tobacco of the Emperor: Japanese WW2 Military Cigarettes and More
Pre-order your copy of Tobacco of the Emperor today! Today I’m happy to have Patrick Phillips with me, author of the upcoming Headstamp book “Tobacco of the Emperor”. We are going to look at several […]
Artillery
Japanese Type 96 150mm Howitzer (Guadalcanal)
Like the smaller 105mm field gun, the Imperial Japanese Army essentially copied a French Schneider design for their 150mm howitzer, adopted in 1936 as the Type 96. It was produced by the Osaka Arsenal from […]
I think troop regardless of weapons platform get that same stare at one time or another.
Interestingly, the that particular Type 11 has a detail not usually seen – a sort of improvised handguard! It doesn’t seem to be made of wood though (my guess would be canvas or some similar material).