About this objectJapanese Light Machine Gun 6.5 mm Fed by 30-round Hopper fed with six 5 round clips of rifle cartridges Semirimmmed reduced charged cartridges in 5 round clips
similar to the unit described in the Springfield Armory Museum.
MakerHiatchi Heiki
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Made0-12-1940
PeriodWorld War II
Place MadeJapan
Medium and MaterialsSteel
Wood (timber)
Brass
Lacquer
Style and IconographyWorld War II
Inscription and MarksSerial Number J6518 -1512
Japanese Symbols on side of receiver for Manufacture
& who Manufactured For
Taisho 11_ "NAMBU"