billie32 Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Been awhile since I've been on these boards. I've recently come into an amnesty Japanese type 89 Single Flexible aircraft gun. It is missing LOTS of parts (thankfully it was registered as a dewat). I know this is a bit of a shot in the dark, but if anyone has any parts for these, please let me know. I pretty much need a full kit to have mine rebuilt. Also need the pan magazine as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) OK, I had to go look up just WHAT a Japanese Type 89 is! And I can see it is a very unusual aircraft gun. Richard Edited June 23, 2023 by APEXgunparts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billie32 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Certainly a rare one! Here's some pics of mine. It's currently at US Armament along with the other dozen or so other guns that came out of the estate, all amnesty dewats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Oh wow! What other gems are being restored to function? DEWATS are neat finds, but sometimes parts have to be manufactured as original pieces are getting tougher to locate. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billie32 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 French 1914 Hotchkiss Japanese Type 100 SMG MP40 Mg42 2 - 08/15 Maxims Russian PPSH/41 Chinese Type 50 SMG Japanese type 96 LMG and a French Mle.37 Mortar All the other guns are done and waiting on the paperwork. This one is gonna be hard to get the parts for, no internals and the barrel is plugged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, billie32 said: French 1914 Hotchkiss Japanese Type 100 SMG MP40 Mg42 2 - 08/15 Maxims Russian PPSH/41 Chinese Type 50 SMG Japanese type 96 LMG and a French Mle.37 Mortar All the other guns are done and waiting on the paperwork. This one is gonna be hard to get the parts for, no internals and the barrel is plugged AGAIN WOW! There are some interesting MG's on that list! My friend Nick has been looking for a Japanese Type 100. MG42's are so cool, but out of my price range. Whoever had these in their estate was someone with a wide variety of interests! Glad the lot went to someone who is getting them all running again. Good luck on the search for Type 89 parts, I have had feelers out for a Type 11 parts set to build out a Type 11 receiver that came from an estate. Its been a couple of years now and I have only heard from "scammers" who really didn't have anything. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billie32 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 The cool thing on the type 100 is that it has the 1946 IRS importation paperwork stating it was "captured in combat in the pacific theater"...and it has a magazine! I'm keeping the whole group, no reason not to! It was a local guy who passed away only a few days after signing the forms. All stuff he got within a 2 mile radius from his home as a kid, and he told me when and where he got each one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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APEXgunparts Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, billie32 said: The cool thing on the type 100 is that it has the 1946 IRS importation paperwork stating it was "captured in combat in the pacific theater"...and it has a magazine! I'm keeping the whole group, no reason not to! It was a local guy who passed away only a few days after signing the forms. All stuff he got within a 2 mile radius from his home as a kid, and he told me when and where he got each one! I have met a few people who were able to purchase an estate of MG's / SMG's direct from the gent's who originally acquired the "accumulation" It is always so interesting to learn the back story on the guns. I only have one where I know how it got from Korea to the USA as I bought it from the deceased vet's son, who knew the history. He was kind enough to write it all down for the person who acquires it from my estate, I will never let that gun go, it is really special to me. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEJ Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Nice buy Billie! Curious would you mind sharing the serial on your 96? I ask because I'm looking for the consecutive gun to mine! My serial is 1693. I know 1692 is out there in the registry! Just trying to find her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billie32 Posted June 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, GEJ said: Nice buy Billie! Curious would you mind sharing the serial on your 96? I ask because I'm looking for the consecutive gun to mine! My serial is 1693. I know 1692 is out there in the registry! Just trying to find her! Mine is 3637 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEJ Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Thanks billie! Appreciate it. Not to far, but not the one! When you get the chance I'd love to see the rest of the guns! Also the 100 I'd it a 100/40 or a 100/44!? I have a 100/44 and love mine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billie32 Posted June 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 It's a 100/44. I don't have any pictures at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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