C&R · IV · 142
Type 1 twin-barrel aircraft machinegun
Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 85 ↗
Japanese, Type 1 (1941), aircraft flexible machinegun, cal. 7.92mm, twin barrel type.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1941–1945.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 85 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “一式旋回機関銃” ↗, maker: an air-cooled twin flexible machine gun adopted by the Army in 1941; 7.92 mm; infobox 設計・製造 名古屋陸軍造兵廠
- 2. Wikipedia, “一式旋回機関銃” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): infobox 製造期間 '1941年～' (from 1941; over 3,600 made); end year 1945 is our estimate
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passMaker: Japanese Army arsenals → Nagoya Army Arsenal. Japanese Wikipedia (一式旋回機関銃)
Historical context
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