Type 92 heavy machinegun
Official wording
Japanese, Type 92 (1932), heavy machinegun, Hotchkiss pattern, cal. 7.7mm.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1932–1945.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
JapanBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Tokyo First Army Arsenal; Hitachi Heiki; Nippon KōgakuBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- MachinegunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 7.7mmBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1932–1945production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 86 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “九二式重機関銃” ↗, maker: infobox 設計・製造: 南部麒次郎, 日立兵器; produced at the Tokyo First Army Arsenal and Nippon Kōgaku (now Nikon) and others
- 2. Wikipedia, “Type 92 heavy machine gun” ↗, years: infobox production date 1932–45 (Ness); Japanese Wikipedia: 816 Type 3 guns converted in FY1933, new-made guns from 1934; y covers both
- 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 → Tokyo First Army Arsenal; Hitachi Heiki; Nippon Kōgaku. Japanese Wikipedia (九二式重機関銃)
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “92式重機間銃.jpg” by Langlebigkeit Manie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Type 92 heavy machine gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Type 92 heavy machine gun is a Japanese heavy machine gun, related to the Hotchkiss machine gun series. It entered service in 1932 and was the standard Japanese heavy machine gun used during World War II. The Type 92 was similar in design to the earlier Type 3 heavy machine gun but chambered to fire the improved 7.7mm rimmed or semi-rimmed round. Known for its reliability, it was used after the war by various forces in East Asia. Designed by Kijiro Nambu and built by Hino Motors and Hitachi, its total production was about 45,000 guns. Type 92 refers to the Japanese Imperial year 2592 – 1932 in the Gregorian calendar – in which the gun entered service.