C&R · IV · 151
Type 92 light/aircraft machinegun (Lewis pattern)
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. 86 ↗
Japanese, Type 92 (1932), light machinegun or aircraft machinegun, Lewis 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
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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Type 92 machine gun” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer Toyokawa Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (Mikesh 2004)
- 2. Wikipedia, “Type 92 machine gun” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): 'developed for aerial use for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1932'; service 1932–1945; production years not stated
- 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 passEditorial confidence: High → Medium. Re-rated after its references were re-checked and some details couldn't be confirmed.
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Navy Type 92 flexible.JPG”, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Type 92 machine gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Type 92 7.7mm machine gun was developed for aerial use for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1932. The Type 92 is a light machine gun and not to be confused with the similarly named Type 92 heavy machine gun.