Original WWII Imperial Japanese Type 99 Machine Gun Flash Hider - Serial No. 6083 - Rare Receivers with a history going back

with a history going back before WWI

There is also a hole in the left side of the stock with cracks radiating forward

The rifle displays wonderfully and has the great look of a gun that really saw service

All of the ground troops

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Type 99 Machine Gun Flash Hider - Serial No. 6083 - Rare Receivers with a history going backOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Type 99 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 Japanese forces and were used on all the Japanese held islands and mainland China. They are very similar in appearance to the British Bren gun in that they have a top mounted curved box magazine, a forward mounted folding