ID of machine guns

[Lennart Andersson]

If you are able to recognise these machine gun types (cannon?), called MG1 and MG 2 here, please let me know what they are.

Lennart A

[edwest2]

The first appears to be a Japanese machine gun.


http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/J/a/Japa...ype_89_gun.htm





Ed

[Lennart Andersson]

Thanks for your answer, but that would seem unlikely. Both guns were mounted on Ju 52/3ms in Colombia. I would expect them to be either German, American or maybe Danish (Madsen), but I know too little about armament to be able to identify them.

Lennart

[Snautzer]

Madsen light machine gun ( here without magazine) or perhaps ZB vz. 26 Czechoslovak light machine gun

[bearoutwest]

http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/SEMAGL1a.jpg

Found this photo on the net while searching for references to Swiss aircraft mounted mg or cannons. The end fittings and the ring-mounting look similar to the device on MG1. Not sure about the scale on the MG1 photo.

...geoff

Ref: Tony Williams & Emmanuel Gustin Cannon Pioneers web-page - Oerlikon L cannon on flexible mount.

[Lennart Andersson]

Originally Posted by bearoutwest

Found this photo on the net while searching for references to Swiss aircraft mounted mg or cannons. The end fittings and the ring-mounting look similar to the device on MG1.

You are right, MG1 certainly looks like the Oerlikon with the shoulder support and the things sticking up.

Lennart