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
Accessories
High Speed Low Drag in the 30s: Arisaka QD Sling
People tend to think of quick-detach slings as the stuff of nylon and fast-ex buckles, but these things have actually been around for a long time. One example is this Japanese Arisaka sling. Using two […]
Medium MGs
Japanese Type 97 Tank Machine Gun
While in Las Vegas last week, I stopped into Battlefield Vegas to check out some interesting machine guns (and join Tim from Military Arms Channel for a video). While there, the owner took the time […]
Anti-Tank Rifles
Japanese Type 97 20mm Anti-tank Rifle
Today’s article comes to us from, Christopher Bailey, who is particularly interested in finding information and photos of these kinds of antitank weapons. He is especially interested in high-quality photos, both period and modern. If you […]
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).