Original WWII Imperial Japanese 1943 Dated Type 99 Display Light Machine Gun with Optical Sight & Monopod No Return as the lock plate is

as the lock plate is proud over the surrounding stock

Overall Length: 48 1/4 Inches

The citation for this award read:

the iron mounted rifles had blued barrels and color case hardened locks and hammers

very typical of the small items brought back from the Pacific Theater of WWII

Original WWII Imperial Japanese 1943 Dated Type 99 Display Light Machine Gun with Optical Sight & Monopod No Return as the lock plate isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Japanese machine guns very rarely show up for sale, so we are especially proud to offer this fantastic BATF approved non firing original example. This is an excellent example of a very desirable WWII Japanese Type 99 LMG. This model was developed in 1939 as a replacement for the Type 96 LMG and fired the new, heavier 7. 7mm Japanese cartridge. These weapons proved to be very successful throughout the war by all the