Imperial Japanese WWII Type 96 / Type 99 Machine Gun Resin Replacement Display Magazine International Military Antiques

New Made Item: Very Few Available. 1 to 1 scale solid resin replica of an extremely rare magazine for the Imperial Japanese WWII Type 96 and Type 99 Light Machine Guns.The magazines are harder to find than the guns themselves!

We had these magazines specially manufactured with a mold taken from an original WWII magazine in our collection. The magazines do not click into place but still properly stand upright while resting in the magazine well.

They are each constructed of high quality resin material and are extremely durable. They are all a semi-glossy black color and look like the real deal! There is an extremely limited quantity as we only have this one production run so you will want to act fast so you do not miss out on this opportunity!

Comes more than ready for display!

NOTE: Display machine gun and the original magazine are shown for illustrative purposes and are NOT included! This listing is only for the solid replica resin magazine.

The Type 99 light machine gun was a light machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. It was similar in design to the earlier Type 96 light machine gun, but designed to fire the new and more powerful 7.7 mm Arisaka cartridge, which improved energy by over 50%. Other improvements included the omission of the oiling mechanism which resulted in a better all-round weapon. The Type 99 never fully replaced the previous models of Japanese light machine guns, and served alongside the Type 11 and Type 96 until 1945. Like the Type 96, the Type 99 traces its history to the ZB vz. 26, which also inspired the British Bren light machine gun.

The Type 99 was basically the same design as the Type 96, and had a number of parts in common. However, it dispensed with the oiler and had better primary extraction, increasing reliability over its predecessors. Early models had a monopod at the stock and a flash suppressor on the muzzle, which was screwed onto a threaded portion of the gun barrel. A top-mounted curved detachable box magazine with a round counter held 30 rounds, and the finned gun barrel could be rapidly changed to avoid overheating. Like its predecessor, the Type 96, the Type 99 bears a distinct resemblance to the British Bren gun.

The Type 99 had a blade front sight and a leaf rear sight, with graduations from 200 to 1,500 meters, with a wind adjustment. A 2.5X telescopic sight with a 10 degree field of view could be attached at the right side of the gun. These were often issued to the best marksmen of the unit and occasionally employed like a sniper rifle. A standard infantry bayonet could be attached to the gas block below the barrel, but on the battlefield this feature proved inconsequential due to the weight of the gun and the fact that the blade was largely obstructed by the flash hider when it was fixed on the muzzle.