Project of a self-loading rifle (Japan. Patent No 142341).
The time of development of this project, alas, is unknown, but according to the feeling of “plus or minus in the WWII area”, although perhaps I am mistaken. A new method of ammunition feeding the rifle is described: a capacious three-section magazine in the buttstock, in which (judging by the drawing) there are (taking into account two cartridges “on the way” and two or three more in some additional magazine before feeding into the barrel plus one in the barrel) 23-24 rounds …
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P.S. Maybe someone knows Japanese and will help with the translation?
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I don’t know any words in Japanese except BANZAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BUT USING THE TRANSLATOR WE HAVE THIS
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holly cow damn
That would be a great model to see
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How do you even reload it one bullet at a time, stripper clip? But a 25 round rifle could be a load of fun. I found this hun a while ago you know when Google attributes the wrong picture to a web site. I tried an image search and even asked around but no one had a clue. It’s good that I stumbled on it after finding a certain Russian site. Leave it to the Russian to have an article on an obscure Japanese patent. Makes you wonder how much is hiding in the American patent system.
I would love any new japanese weapon…