Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Type 96 / 99 Machine Gun 2.5 x 13 Optical Scope by Tokyo Arsenal Military Maps It also has a lovely

It also has a lovely engraved name in German black letter typeface on the back of the crossguard: Schmidt

To counter this and allow for the potential "dud" bomb to explode when tampered with

The document is signed by JOHN PORTER

and the rifled barrel would give it a bit more range

Overall length is 38 inches

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Type 96 / 99 Machine Gun 2.5 x 13 Optical Scope by Tokyo Arsenal Military Maps It also has a lovelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Prior to the Type 99's development, the Japanese Army was using the Type 96 light machine gun, an improvement over the previous Type 11 light machine gun. The Type 96 had been introduced into combat service in 1936, and quickly proved to be a versatile weapon to provide covering fire for advancing infantry. Both the earlier Type 11 and current Type 96 light machine guns used the same 6. 5x50mmSR Arisaka cartridges as